Core consumer prices in Italy increased 2.40 percent in February of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Italy averaged 1.80 percent from 1997 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.29 percent in February of 2023 and a record low of 0.10 percent in September of 2020. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Core Inflation Rate in Italy is expected to be 1.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.60 percent in 2027 and 1.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI Prel 101.20 100.40 points Feb 2026
Core Consumer Prices 101.20 100.40 points Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate 2.40 1.70 percent Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 100.90 100.80 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 99.30 98.20 points Feb 2026
Export Prices 130.00 129.80 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 2.60 2.40 percent Feb 2026
GDP Deflator 115.98 115.54 points Sep 2025
Harmonised Consumer Prices 100.10 99.50 points Feb 2026
Import Prices 118.60 120.00 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 1.60 1.00 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.80 0.40 percent Feb 2026
Producer Prices 123.10 124.00 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY -1.40 -0.20 percent Dec 2025


Italy Core Inflation Rate
In Italy, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes some volatile price items.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.40 1.70 6.29 0.10 1997 - 2026 percent Monthly
2010=100, NSA