Italy Inflation Rate  1962-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Italy's consumer prices increased 1.1 percent year-on-year in September of 2017, compared to 1.2 percent rise in the previous month and matching preliminary estimates. Prices rose at a softer pace for both transport and housing. Inflation Rate in Italy averaged 6.14 percent from 1962 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 25.64 percent in November of 1974 and a record low of -0.60 percent in January of 2015.

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Italy Inflation Rate Confirmed at 1.1% in September


Italy's consumer prices increased 1.1 percent year-on-year in September of 2017, compared to 1.2 percent rise in the previous month and matching preliminary estimates. Prices rose at a softer pace for both transport and housing.

Italy's consumer prices increased 1.1 percent year-on-year in September of 2017, compared to 1.2 percent rise in the previous month and matching preliminary estimates. Prices rose at a softer pace for both transport and housing.

Year-on-year, consumer prices slowed mostly for transport (2.6 percent from 3.7 percent in August), of which services related to transport (2.7 percent from 4.4 percent), and housing and utilities (1.7 percent from 2.5 percent). Inflation eased also for recreation and culture (0.4 percent from 0.5 percent); restaurants and hotels (2.1 percent from 2.2 percent); and clothing and footwear (0.3 percent from 0.4 percent). In contrast, prices accelerated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.4 percent from 0.8 percent), led by unprocessed food (2.1 percent from 0.7 percent).

Annual core inflation which excludes energy and unprocessed food slowed to 0.7 percent from 1 percent in the previous month. Excluding only energy, the inflation eased slightly to 0.8 percent from 0.9 percent.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices dropped 0.3 percent, also in line with earlier estimates, after increasing 0.3 percent in August.

The harmonized index went up 1.8 percent on the year and 1.3 percent from the previous month.

Marta Dubiel | marta.dubiel@tradingeconomics.com
10/13/2017 8:58:05 AM


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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2017-09-14 08:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY Final 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2%
2017-09-29 09:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY Prel 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4%
2017-10-13 08:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY Final 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1%
2017-10-31 10:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY Prel 1.1% 1.10%
2017-11-14 10:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY Final 1.1%
2017-11-30 10:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY Prel 1%


Italy Prices Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Inflation Rate 1.10 1.20 25.64 -0.60 percent [+]
Inflation Rate Mom -0.30 0.30 3.50 -2.40 percent [+]
Consumer Price Index CPI 101.20 101.50 101.50 3.60 Index Points [+]
Harmonised Consumer Prices 102.00 100.20 102.30 67.50 Index Points [+]
Core Consumer Prices 101.70 101.50 101.70 69.10 Index Points [+]
Core Inflation Rate 0.70 1.00 3.06 0.20 percent [+]
GDP Deflator 106.56 106.31 106.86 63.97 Index Points [+]
Producer Prices 103.20 102.80 109.80 63.60 Index Points [+]
Producer Prices Change 1.50 1.00 9.20 -7.60 percent [+]
Export Prices 120.80 121.10 121.90 6.90 Index Points [+]
Import Prices 107.10 106.30 118.10 49.40 Index Points [+]
Food Inflation 1.40 0.80 6.26 -1.18 percent [+]
CPI Housing Utilities 100.00 100.00 101.80 56.90 Index Points [+]
CPI Transportation 102.10 104.50 106.20 61.90 Index Points [+]


Italy Inflation Rate

In Italy, the most important categories in the Consumer Price Index are: food and non-alcoholic beverages (16 percent of total weight); transport (14 percent); restaurants and hotels (11 percent) and housing, water, electricity and other fuels (11 percent). The index also includes: Miscellaneous goods and services (9 percent); health (9 percent); recreation and culture (8 percent); clothing and footwear (7 percent); and furnishing and household equipment (7 percent). Alcoholic beverages, tobacco, communication and education contribute with the remaining 7 percent. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Italy Inflation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.10 1.20 25.64 -0.60 1962 - 2017 percent Monthly
2010=100




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