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

In 2002, Italy's HICP decreased by 87.1% compared to 2001, reaching 0.4%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.8%.

Italy ranks 25th 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 89.7% (from 3.9% in 1997).

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