June inflation rises to 1.7%, shopping trolley +3.1%

In June 2025, inflation rose slightly to 1.7 per cent from 1.6 per cent in May, according to preliminary estimates. Istat noted this, specifying that the increase in consumer prices on a monthly basis was 0.2%. The rise in the cost of living, Istat explains, is mainly attributable to the effect of the tensions recorded on food prices (+3.5% from +3.0% in May). In the energy sector, on the contrary, the decline in prices on a trend basis was accentuated (-2.5% from -2.0%), driven by the strong deceleration of prices of the regulated component (+22.7% from +29.3%).

In June, the price growth rate of the so-called 'shopping trolley', i.e. of food, household and personal care goods, increased (+3.1% from +2.7%) and core inflation also increased (+2.1%, from +1.9% in May). Istat points out that the prices of products with a high purchasing frequency are also up, from +1.5% to +2.1% in June.