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

In 2006, Italy's HICP decreased by 20.8% compared to 2005, reaching 1.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.2%.

Italy ranks 22nd 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 34.5% (from 2.9% in 2001).

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