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 July 2015 the total import price index decreased by 0.9% with respect to the previous month (the index remained unchanged in the euro zone and decreased by 1.5% for the non-euro zone); the total twelve-month rate of change decreased by 4.5% (respectively +0.1 for the euro zone and -7.9% for the non-euro zone).
The quarterly total index decreased by 0.3% compared with the previous period, it increased by 0.4% for the euro zone and it decreased by 0.8% for the non-euro zone.
Date of next release: 16 October 2015