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 1.3 per cent in August 2026, compared to 1.4 in July 2026.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 356 records. The series covers the time period going from January 1997 to August 2026.
History. Take a look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: the inflation rate averaged 2.4 per cent; it reached a trough of -0.8 in July 2014; it recorded its highest level of 12.0 in November 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 1.80000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1.40000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 1.30000 |
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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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