Italy Inflation Rate

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

1.6

Units In

1.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 30, 2025

Time to Release

13 Days 20 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
25.64 Nov 1974	-0.6 Jan 2015	5.69 %	1962-2025	National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

In Italy, the most important categories in the Consumer Price Index are: food and non-alcoholic beverages (16 percent of total weight); transport (15 percent); restaurants and hotels (12 percent); housing, water, electricity and other fuels (10 percent); and miscellaneous goods and services (10 percent). The index also includes: 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 6 percent.

Latest Updates

The annual consumer price inflation in Italy eased to 1.6% in August 2025 from 1.7% in the prior month, confirming preliminary estimates and marking the lowest since May. The slowdown was mainly driven by softer price growth for regulated energy goods (12.9% vs 17.1% in July) and non-regulated energy goods (-6.3% vs -5.2%), alongside weaker gains in communication services (0.2% vs 0.5%) and processed food (2.7% vs 2.8%). In contrast, inflation accelerated for unprocessed food (5.6% vs 5.1%), recreational, cultural, and personal care services (3% vs 2.7%), and transportation services (3.5% vs 3.3%). Core inflation, excluding energy and fresh food, edged up to 2.1% from 2%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.1%, easing from a 0.4% gain in July. The EU-harmonized CPI fell 0.2% month-on-month due to summer sales, while annual inflation slowed to 1.6% from 1.7%.