According to preliminary estimates, in March 2023 the rate of change of the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) was -0.3% on monthly basis and +7.7% on annual basis (from +9.1% in February). The slow down of the annual inflation rate was mainly due to the prices of Non-regulated energy products (from +40.8% to +18.9%) and to the more marked decline in those of Regulated energy products (from -16.4% to -20.4%) and, to a lesser extent, by the contraction in the prices of Processed food (from +15.5% to +15.3%), Non-durable goods (from +7.0% to +6.8%) and Services related to transport (from +6.4% to ... (full story)