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

In 2003, Italy's HICP increased by 750.0% compared to 2002, reaching 3.4%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 3.3%.

Italy ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 47.8% (from 2.3% in 1998).

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