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

In 2009, Italy's HICP decreased by 63.5% compared to 2008, reaching 1.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 1.6%.

Italy ranks 15th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 34.5% (from 2.9% in 2004).

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