Inflation down to 0.3% in Sept - ISTAT

(ANSA) - Rome, October 16 - Italy's annual inflation rate dropped to just 0.3% in September, ISTAT said on Wednesday.

In its initial estimate, the national statistics agency had put the figure at 0.4%, the same level as the previous three months. ISTAT added that its consumer-price index was down 0.6% in month-on-month terms.

ISTAT said that its trolley index of frequently bought items such as food and household goods was up 0.4%, half the figure of 0.8% it gave in its initial estimate.