HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change)

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) measures price changes of various consumer goods and services over time (inflation). This dataset comprises:  

• the average index, which is the average of the monthly HICP indices in a calendar year, and  
• the annual average rate of change, which is the average of the monthly consumer price indices over a calendar year compared to the average of the monthly consumer price indices over the previous calendar year

Please note that this dataset is discontinued and replaced by prc_hicp_ainr