Prices and index
How much more expensive is life getting?
In September 2026, prices were on average 4.2 % higher than a year earlier (Italy). What you bought then for € 100 now costs about € 104.20. Across the European Union it was 3.8 %.
What is inflation? (click to read)
- Inflation is how much more expensive the same groceries, rent, energy, transport… have become than a year earlier, averaged over everything households buy.
- A negative figure means that prices fell on average.
- We use Eurostat’s European inflation figures (HICP), so you can compare countries. A country’s national figure may differ slightly.
Inflation per month
How much more expensive everything was than in the same month a year earlier.
The highest point in this period was 12.6 % in October 2022.
What got more expensive?
Price increase over one year, in September 2026.
Food and drinks
1.7 %
Housing and energy
11.6 %
Transport
8.5 %
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Sources: Eurostat, harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP, CC BY 4.0).