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

In 2006, Italy's HICP decreased by 35.6% compared to 2005, reaching 2.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 3.1%.

Italy ranks 18th 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 93.3% (from 1.5% in 2001).

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