ITALIAN WHOLESALE PRICES UP 0.2 PCT IN FEBRUARY Italy's wholesale price index rose 0.2 pct month-on-month in February 1987 after increasing by 1.1 pct in January, the national statistics institute ISTAT said. The index, base 1980 equals 100, registered 173.1 in February compared with 172.8 in January. The February figure represents a decline of 0.2 pct compared with February 1986 after a year-on-year decline in January 1987 of 1.7 pct.