IMF forecasts Italy inflation at 3.3% in 2026

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  The International Monetary Fund forecasts that Italy’s average inflation rate will be 3.3% in 2026.

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  That would be above the euro area average of 3.1%, according to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook.

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  The IMF expects Italy’s inflation rate to ease to 2.8% in 2027.

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  Among the euro area’s major economies, the IMF forecasts a higher rate for Spain in 2026, at 3.7%.

Who

The International Monetary Fund issued the forecast.

What

Italy’s average inflation rate is forecast to be 3.3% in 2026.

When

The forecast concerns 2026; the article was published on October 13, 2026.

Where

Italy.

Why

The article links the inflation outlook to the energy shock caused by the war in the Middle East.

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