The trend in energy prices is always pushing, with consumers fearing a worsening of the situation in the coming months, after the increases in bills that started in January. In December, according to the preliminary Istat estimate, consumer prices increased by 0.4% on a monthly basis and by 3.9% on the year (from + 3.7% in November), marking the highest trend change since August 2008, when inflation had reached + 4.1%. Behind this acceleration, explains the Institute of Statistics, there is the growth in the prices of goods (from + 5.1% to + 5.5%; while services remain stable at + 1.7%), mainly attributable to food goods (from + 1.3% to + 2.6%).
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