HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) (1996-2025)

In 2004, Italy's HICP decreased by 19.4% compared to 2003, reaching 2.9%.

The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 2.9%.

Italy ranks 13th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 190.0% (from 1.0% in 1999).

Source: Eurostat dataset prc_hicp_aind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.