ROME, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's annual inflation rate was higher than 1.0 percent for the second consecutive month in August, the Italian government's statistics entity reported Monday, though it was lower than preliminary estimates, and it remained below the average in the euro currency zone.
ISTAT, Italy's National Statistics Institute, said that prices in Italy were 1.1 percent above their level from the previous year, down from the 1.3-percent year-on-year increase in July.
