Indices Of Consumer Prices

As of 4 February 2026 onwards, the euro area HICP inflation will undergo major methodological changes, according to the announcement by Eurostat. On the same day, the ECB will also discontinue the current Indices of Consumer Prices - ICP dataset on the ECB Data Portal and replace it with a new HICP dataset that will accurately reflect the methodological changes by Eurostat. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area is published by the European Commission (Eurostat) and generally available from 1996 onwards for aggregates; product-level indices might start later. Euro area results are obtained by aggregating indices for individual countries. The HICP is broken down following the European classification of individual consumption according to purpose (ECOICOP v. 2) and by goods and services special aggregates derived from it. The HICP covers monetary expenditure on final consumption by resident and non-resident households on the economic territory of the euro area. The seasonally adjusted HICP data are compiled by the ECB. In addition to the HICP, the HICP dataset also contains the time series of the Owner-Occupied Housing Price Index (OOHPI), which tries to track the prices of owning and maintaining a dwelling based on purchase prices (both house prices of dwellings new to final consumers and construction prices for self-built dwellings) and maintainance costs (maintenance services and insurances). These data are provided by Eurostat as well.

Last updated: 29 January 2026 16:50 CET