This document presents Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) data for various countries and regions in the Euro area from 2008 to 2009. It includes the HICP index with a base value of 2005=100 and percentage changes for each month. The data is broken down by country and shows inflation rates for places like Germany, France, Italy, and others over this time period. Additional explanatory notes are provided on HICP methodology and usage.

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HICP - all items - [teicp000]; Index, 2005=100
Index (2005=100) and percentage changes
geo time 2008m12 2009m01 2009m02 2009m03 2009m04 2009m05 2009m06 2009m07 2009m08 2009m09 2009m10 2009m11
108.54
Euro area 107.88 106.98 107.42 107.82 108.21 108.27 108.48 107.76 108.13 108.16 108.41 (p)
Euro area
108.57
(16 107.92 107.02 107.45 107.86 108.25 108.30 108.52 107.80 108.17 108.19 108.44 (p)
countries)
Euro area 108.55
(15 107.89 106.98 107.42 107.83 108.22 108.28 108.49 107.77 108.14 108.17 108.42 (p)
countries)
Euro area
108.41 108.54
(13 107.89 106.98 107.42 107.83 108.22 108.27 108.49 107.77 108.14 108.17 (r) (p)
countries)
Euro area
108.53
(12 107.88 106.97 107.41 107.81 108.20 108.25 108.47 107.75 108.13 108.15 108.40 (p)
countries)
European 109.91 110.09
108.77 108.11 108.67 109.05 109.43 109.62 109.85 109.34 109.65 109.69 (r) (p)
Union
EU (27 110.05 110.23
108.91 108.24 108.81 109.19 109.56 109.76 109.98 109.48 109.79 109.82 (r) (p)
countries)
EU (25 109.62 109.79
108.55 107.83 108.39 108.77 109.14 109.35 109.57 109.05 109.38 109.40 (r) (p)
countries)
EU (15
: : : : : : : : : : : :
countries)
Belgium 109.11 107.06 109.53 108.92 109.24 109.12 109.00 107.23 109.49 109.04 109.02 109.23
Bulgaria 131.22 131.81 132.33 131.88 132.58 132.58 132.74 132.55 132.72 132.48 132.70 132.94
Czech
111.1 112.6 112.7 112.9 112.8 112.9 112.9 112.5 112.3 111.8 111.5 111.6
Republic
Denmark 107.3 106.9 108.0 108.4 108.3 108.7 108.9 108.3 108.6 108.8 108.8 108.8
Germany 107.1 106.5 107.2 107.0 107.1 107.0 107.4 107.3 107.6 107.1 107.2 107.0
Estonia 125.61 124.85 124.33 123.75 123.01 123.05 122.81 123.85 123.74 123.52 123.42 123.11
Ireland 108.5 107.6 107.8 107.9 108.0 107.6 107.6 106.7 106.9 106.5 106.3 106.2
Greece 111.62 111.02 109.77 111.98 112.48 112.76 112.68 111.84 110.90 112.99 113.59 114.31
Spain 110.85 109.44 109.46 109.64 110.73 110.68 111.20 110.27 110.72 110.45 111.23 111.83
France 106.51 106.05 106.49 106.71 106.87 107.03 107.18 106.64 107.23 106.99 107.11 107.28
Italy 108.7 106.9 107.1 108.4 109.1 109.3 109.5 108.2 108.4 109.2 109.6 109.7
Cyprus 109.25 106.78 106.75 108.21 109.18 109.97 110.06 108.48 108.68 109.56 110.60 111.42
Latvia 137.83 140.79 142.31 142.41 141.91 141.34 140.61 139.71 138.32 137.92 137.56 136.60
Lithuania 124.48 127.75 128.13 128.13 128.02 127.79 127.37 126.37 126.08 126.81 126.29 126.35
Luxembourg 108.49 107.26 109.15 109.00 109.53 109.86 110.61 109.63 111.07 110.91 110.71 111.33
Hungary 118.97 119.84 120.78 121.39 122.46 124.34 124.40 126.18 125.51 125.20 125.00 125.65
Malta 108.85 106.46 107.33 108.97 111.48 111.72 111.63 111.47 112.09 111.88 111.46 108.57
106.59
Netherlands 105.07 105.12 106.15 107.38 107.75 107.87 107.39 105.67 105.89 106.46 106.75 (p)
108.02 108.24
Austria 107.44 106.81 107.33 107.52 107.71 107.79 107.68 107.24 107.69 107.90 (r) (p)
Poland 109.4 109.8 110.7 111.6 112.3 113.0 113.2 113.5 113.1 113.1 113.3 113.6
Portugal 107.67 106.74 106.70 107.54 107.92 107.68 107.87 107.46 107.24 107.15 107.17 107.33
Romania 123.66 125.20 126.23 126.86 127.21 127.22 127.47 127.39 127.15 127.64 128.20 129.06
Slovenia 111.51 111.19 111.87 112.77 113.02 113.74 114.34 113.42 113.48 113.37 113.51 114.37
Slovakia 111.44 111.83 111.81 111.50 111.38 111.45 111.46 111.33 111.11 111.05 111.24 111.56
Finland 107.12 107.42 108.14 108.54 108.78 108.71 109.17 108.41 108.87 109.22 108.68 108.88
Sweden 106.97 106.87 107.47 108.04 108.35 108.72 108.95 108.69 108.89 109.36 109.66 109.69
United
109.5 108.7 109.6 109.8 110.1 110.7 111.0 110.9 111.4 111.5 111.7 112.0
Kingdom
136.18 136.56 136.10 137.59 137.63 138.50 138.66 139.00 138.60 139.15 142.51 144.31
Turkey (i) (i) (i) (i) (i) (i) (i) (i) (i) (i) (i) (i)
Iceland 134.09 134.93 136.58 136.80 137.81 139.77 142.49 143.53 144.52 145.30 147.04 148.10
Norway 107.7 107.3 108.4 108.5 108.9 109.2 109.9 109.2 108.9 110.0 109.7 110.1
Switzerland 103.4 102.9 102.9 102.6 103.6 103.6 103.8 103.4 103.6 103.3 104.0 103.9
:=Not available p=Provisional value r=Revised value i=See explanatory text
Source of Data: Eurostat
Last update: 16.12.2009
Date of extraction: 21 dic 2009 12:56:00 CET
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Short Description: Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices (HICPs) are designed for international comparisons of consumer price
inflation. HICPs are used for the assessment of the inflation convergence criterion as required under Article 121 of the Treaty of
Amsterdam and by the ECB for assessing price stability for monetary policy purposes. The ECB defines price stability on the basis
of the annual rate of change of the euro area HICP.
HICPs are compiled on the basis of harmonized standards, binding for all Member States. Conceptually, the HICPs are Laspeyres-
type price indices and are computed as annual chain-indices allowing for weights changing each year.
The common classification for Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices is the COICOP (Classification Of Individual COnsumption
by Purpose). A version of this classification (COICOP/HICP) has been specially adapted for the HICPs. Sub-indices published by
Eurostat are based on this classification.
HICPs are produced and published using a common index reference period (2005=100). Growth rates are calculated from
published index levels.
Indexes, as well as both growth rates with respect to the previous month (M/M-1) and with respect to the corresponding month of
the previous year (M/M-12) are neither calendar nor seasonally adjusted.
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