methods, notes and classification 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
      • 0 Annual average index
    • Classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP)
      • 0 All-items HICP
    • Geopolitical entity (reporting)
      • 00 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
      • 01 Euro area – 20 countries (from 2023)
      • 02 Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
      • 03 Belgium
      • 04 Bulgaria
      • 05 Czechia
      • 06 Denmark
      • 07 Germany
      • 08 Estonia
      • 09 Ireland
      • 0a Greece
      • 0b Spain
      • 0c France
      • 0d Croatia
      • 0e Italy
      • 0f Cyprus
      • 0g Latvia
      • 0h Lithuania
      • 0i Luxembourg
      • 0j Hungary
      • 0k Malta
      • 0l Netherlands
      • 0m Austria
      • 0n Poland
      • 0o Portugal
      • 0p Romania
      • 0q Slovenia
      • 0r Slovakia
      • 0s Finland
      • 0t Sweden
      • 0u Iceland
      • 0v Norway
      • 0w Switzerland
      • 0x United Kingdom
      • 0y Montenegro
      • 0z North Macedonia
      • 10 Albania
      • 11 Serbia
      • 12 Türkiye
      • 13 Kosovo*
      • 14 United States