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Italy's consumer price inflation eased slightly more than initially estimated in August, while the trade balance turned to a surplus in July from a deficit in the previous year as imports fell faster than exports, separate reports from the statistical office ISTAT showed on Friday.
Italy's foreign trade surplus turned to a surplus in February from a year ago, as exports grew more rapidly than imports, data from the statistical office Istat showed on Tuesday.