The import price index measures the evolution of prices for industrial goods bought by Italy industrial and commercial enterprises, both on the euro zone and the non-euro zone. Since January 2010 indices are compiled in the reference base 2010.
In April 2014 the total import price index decreases by 0.2% with respect to the previous month (the index rises by 0.1% for the euro zone and decreases by 0.4% for the non-euro zone); the total twelve-month rate of change decreases by 3.5% (respectively -2.6% and -4.1% for the euro and the non-euro zone).
The quarterly rate of change decreases by 0.9% for the total index, by 0.7% for the euro zone index and 1.2% for the non-euro zone index.