Core HICP inflation (per cent) - Malta - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP inflation (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Malta, the core HICP inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in August 2026, compared to 2.3 in July.
Sample. There are 356 observations overall in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1997 to August 2026.
History. Have a look at a few statistics calculated on the entire sample: the inflation rate reached a trough of -0.9 per cent in April 2007; it recorded its maximum of 7.2 in September 2022; it was equal on average to 2.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2.2 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2.3 |
| 2026-08-31 | 2.2 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the HICP excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco |
| Country | Malta |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Growth rate |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Eurostat HICP first-release figures (ECOICOP 2018) |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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