HICP - all items - annual average indices methods, notes and classification

Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (HICPs) are designed for international comparisons of consumer price inflation. HICP is used by e.g. the European Central Bank for monitoring of inflation in the Economic and Monetary Union and for the assessment of inflation convergence as required under Article 121 of the Treaty of Amsterdam.

• • Unit of measure
    • 00 Annual average index
  • Classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP) - 2018
    • 00 Total
  • Geopolitical entity (reporting)
    • 000 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
    • 001 Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
    • 002 Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
    • 003 Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
    • 004 Belgium
    • 005 Bulgaria
    • 006 Czechia
    • 007 Denmark
    • 008 Germany
    • 009 Estonia
    • 00a Ireland
    • 00b Greece
    • 00c Spain
    • 00d France
    • 00e Croatia
    • 00f Italy
    • 00g Cyprus
    • 00h Latvia
    • 00i Lithuania
    • 00j Luxembourg
    • 00k Hungary
    • 00l Malta
    • 00m Netherlands
    • 00n Austria
    • 00o Poland
    • 00p Portugal
    • 00q Romania
    • 00r Slovenia
    • 00s Slovakia
    • 00t Finland
    • 00u Sweden
    • 00v Iceland
    • 00w Norway
    • 00x Switzerland
    • 00y United Kingdom
    • 00z Montenegro
    • 010 North Macedonia
    • 011 Georgia
    • 012 Albania
    • 013 Serbia
    • 014 Türkiye
    • 015 Kosovo*
    • 016 United States