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