Italy sees faster economic growth in Q1

ROME, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Italy's economy grew faster and prices rose slower than in the previous reporting period, according to preliminary economic data from the government's main statistics entity released Tuesday.

ISTAT, Italy's National Statistics Institute, said that the economy grew 0.3 percent in the first quarter of the year, stronger than the 0.1 percent economic growth rate recorded in the final three months of last year.