More specifically, according to ELSTAT, the index, with 2021 as its base year (2021=100.0), increased by 18.7% compared with September 2025. This rise was significantly higher than the increase recorded in the corresponding comparison between 2025 and 2024, when the index edged up by just 0.4%.
On a monthly basis, the General Import Price Index rose by 4.1% in September 2026 compared with August 2026. By contrast, the corresponding monthly comparison in 2025 had recorded a decline of 0.2%.
The figures highlight a sharp acceleration in inflationary pressures on the industrial sector stemming from imports, both on an annual and a monthly basis.
