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

In 2006, Italy's HICP increased by 120.0% compared to 2005, reaching 2.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.6%.

Italy ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 42.1% (from 3.8% in 2001).

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