Industrial import prices

The import price index measures the evolution of prices for industrial products bought by industrial and commercial enterprises in Italy, both in the euro zone and the non-euro zone. Since January 2010 indices are compiled in the reference base 2010.

In December 2015 the total import price index decreased by 1.4%  with respect to the previous month (the index decreased by 0.1% in the euro zone and by 2.3% for the non-euro zone); the total twelve-month rate of change decreased by 4.3% (respectively decreased by 0.6 for the euro zone and by 7.1% for the non-euro zone).

The quarterly total index decreased by 1.7% compared with the previous period, by 0.6% for the euro zone and by 2.6% for the non-euro zone.

Date of next release: 17 March 2016