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

In 2005, Italy's HICP decreased by 4.3% compared to 2004, reaching 2.2%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.3%.

Italy ranks 16th 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 15.4% (from 2.6% in 2000).

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