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01 - Methodology and Research
Census in Malta
02 - Regional, Geospatial, Energy and Transport Statistics
Energy Statistics
Inland Transport Statistics
Regional Gross Domestic Product
03 - National Accounts
Gross Domestic Product
04 - Public Finance
Government Debt and Deficit under the Maastricht Treaty
Research and Development in Malta (Government Sector)
Structure of General Government Debt
Expenditure of General Government Sector by Function
Social Protection Expenditure (ESSPROS)
05 - Balance of Payments
Balance of Payments
06 - International Trade Statistics
External Trade Statistics
07 - Price Statistics
Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices
Property Price Index
Retail Price Index (RPI)
08 - Structural Business Statistics
Inward Foreign Affiliates Statistics
Structural Business Statistics
Outward Foreign Affiliates Statistics
09 - Short-term Statistics
Short-term Statistics
10 - Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics
Agricultural Production
Agri-Environmental Statistics
Aquaculture
Economic Accounts for Agriculture
Farm Structure Survey
Producer/Input Agricultural Price Indices
Waste Statistics
Census of Agriculture
11 - Business Registers
Business Demography
Business Innovation
Research and Development in the Business Sector
12 - Living Conditions, Culture and Tourism Statistics
Statistics on Income and Living Conditions
Culture Statistics
Collective Accommodation Establishments
Inbound Tourism
Outbound Tourism
Household Budgetary Survey
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
National Tourism Statistics
13 - Labour Market and Information Society Statistics
Gender Pay Gap
Job Vacancy Statistics
Labour Cost Index
Labour Cost Survey
Labour Force Survey
Structure of Earnings Survey
ICT Usage and E-Commerce in Enterprises
ICT Usage by Individuals and Households
Accidents at Work
14 - Education Statistics
Adult Education
Education Statistics
Absenteeism in Schools
Continuing Vocational Training Survey
15 - Population and Migration Statistics
Demography
Migration Statistics
16 - Crime Statistics
Anti-Money Laundering
Crime Statistics
Domestic Violence Statistics
CLASSIFICATIONS
Business
CC Classification
Enterprise Size
NACE Rev. 2
Economic
Broad Economic Category
COFOG 1999
COICOP 1999
CPA 1996
CPA 2002
CPA 2008
CPA v. 2.1
ESA 1995
ESA 2010
PRODCOM 12
PRODCOM 13
PRODCOM 14
PRODCOM 15
RPI
Social
ISCED 2011
ISCED Fields of Education and Training 2013
ISCO 1988
ISCO 2008
Labour Status
Legal Marital Status
Regional
Classification of Localities by Cluster
Classification of Regions based on Property Prices
Degree of Urbanisation
Districts (Local Administrative Unit)
ISO-3166
NUTS
Other
Classification of Recorded Crime
Classification Scheme of Agricultural Holdings
European Waste Catalogue
Field of Science and Technology Classification
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
NABS 2007
Part of Body Injured
Type of activity (coding list used in Harmonised European Time Use Surveys)
Type of Dwelling
Type of Injury at Work
SDDS
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)
Definition
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), is the consumer price index as it is calculated in the European Union (EU), according to a harmonised approach and a single set of definitions. It measures the change over time in the prices of consumer goods and services acquired, used or paid for by households. It is an important measure of inflation in the EU.
Source(s)
NEWS RELEASE: Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)
Related Variable(s)
Annual inflation rate
Basket of goods and services
Chain index
Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP)
Cost-of-living index
Retail Price Index (RPI)
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