The increase in CPI on monthly basis was due to many factors, including the prices of non-regulated energy products (3 per cent) and of services related to transport (2.4 per cent, an official release said.
The annual rate of change of prices of goods was 11.8 per cent in August (from 11.1 per cent in the July).
In August thi9s year, the Italian harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) increased by 0.9 per cent on monthly basis and by 9.1 per cent on annual basis (from 8.4 per cent in the previous month).
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