The annual rate measures the price change between the current month and the same month of the previous year. This measure is responsive to recent changes in price levels but can be influenced by one-off effect in either month The monthly rate measures the price change between current month and previous month. Although up-to-date it can be affected by seasonal and other effects. The 12-month average rate compares average Consumer Price Indices ant the latest 12 month to the average of the previous 12 months.

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The Construction Cost Index (for dwellings) (CCI) starting in the first quarter of 2024 will be calculated with the new base. Fourth quarter 2021 will serve as the baseline period for index calculation (fourth quarter 2021 = 100).

Starting from February 2026, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is calculated according to the ECOICOP 2018 classification. The transition to the new classification includes the restructuring of basket items and the reclassification of certain products. The structure of ECOICOP ver. 2 consists of 13 main divisions, further detailed into groups, classes, and subclasses. The implementation of this classification is in line with Regulation (EU) 2024/3159, ensuring full harmonisation with European and international statist…

The industrial import price index measures the changes of transaction prices of imported products to be traded in the domestic market. INSTAT calculates and publish:· Import Price Index· Quaterly and anually chanches of the index. 

Purchasing power parities (PPPs) are indicators of price level differences across countries.They indicate how many currency units a particular quantity of goods and services costs in different countries. PPPs can be used as currency conversion rates to convert expenditures expressed in national currencies into an artificial common currency (the Purchasing Power Standard, PPS), thus eliminating the effect of price level differences across countries. In particular, PPPs can be used to compare the Gross Domestic Produ…

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