Dataset: EUROSTAT HICP inflation rate
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Abstract
The dataset contains the average annual inflation rates based on the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in the European Union. The HICP gives comparable measures of inflation for the countries and country groups for which it is produced. It is an economic indicator that measures the change over time of the prices of consumer goods and services acquired by households. In other words, it is a set of consumer price indices (CPIs) calculated according to a harmonised approach and a set of definitions as laid down in Regulations and Recommendations. In addition, the HICP provides the official measure of consumer price inflation in the euro area for the purposes of monetary policy and the assessment of inflation convergence as required under the Maastricht criteria for accession to the euro.
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Material and methods
Data acquisition
All raw data files were downloaded from the website of EUROSTAT on 2025-01-17.
List of raw data obtained from the data provider.
File estat_tec00118_filtered_en_aggregates.csv.gz, accessed on 2025-01-17 12:06:57, provided by EUROSTAT with the following settings: Online data code prc_hicp_aind|Geopolitical entity all Aggregates|Time 1996-2024|Classification of individual consumption purpose (COICOP) [CP00] All-items HICP|Unit of measure: [RCH_A_AVG] Annual average rate of change File estat_tec00118_filtered_en_countries.csv.gz, accessed on 2025-01-16 12:06:33, provided by [EUROSTAT] with the following settings: Online data code prc_hicp_aind|Geopolitical entity all Countries and territories|Time 1996-2024|Classification of individual consumption purpose (COICOP) [CP00] All-items HICP|Unit of measure: [RCH_A_AVG] Annual average rate of change(https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tec00118__custom_15063231/default/table?lang=en)
Data preparation
All files in the zip-archives were extracted using 7-Zip (Igor Pavlov, version 19.00). Data was processed with Notepad++ (v8.7.1) before integration on the EUPH Dates were parsed to the required YYYY-MM-DD format using the python script ParseDates.py.
Data validation
No data validation was performed.
Data analysis
The reults of data analysis were published in the EUPH article European Honey Market.
References
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Eurostat 2024 Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) (prc_hicp). [2025-1-17] ec.europa.eu
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Eurostat 2025 HICP - inflation rate. doi: https://doi.org/10.2908/TEC00118
