Food HICP inflation (per cent) - Italy - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP inflation (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Italy, the food HICP inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in September 2026, compared to 1.3 in August 2026.
Sample. This monthly series has a total of 357 data points. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 1997 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the inflation rate had a mean value of 2.4 per cent; it registered a minimum of -0.8 per cent in July 2014; it recorded its highest level of 12.0 per cent in November 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 1.40000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 1.30000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 1.90000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Annual rate of change in the food HICP (including alcohol and tobacco) |
| Country | Italy |
| 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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