# Clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate)

Harmonised index of consumer prices for clothing and footwear (COICOP 2018 division 03), annual rate of change: the percentage change from the same month a year earlier. Monthly, comparable across EU countries (Eurostat).

## Key facts

- Clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate) in the European Union (27) was -0.1% in September 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Romania had the highest clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in September 2026, at 5.7%, and Cyprus the lowest, at -10.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from January 2000 to September 2026.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `hicp_annual_rate_clothing_footwear`
- Unit: %
- Note: Eurostat publishes the HICP under COICOP 2018 from the data for January 2026 and recalculated the category series back to 1997 on that basis, so figures for earlier years can differ from those first published under ECOICOP, by a lot for divisions 08 to 13. The headline rate for all items is hicp_annual_rate. Eurostat marks some back-calculated months as estimates.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/hicp-clothing-inflation
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/hicp_annual_rate_clothing_footwear

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2026-09 | -0.1 | Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, clothing and footwear, COICOP 2018 CP03 (prc_hicp_minr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-clothing-inflation/eu-countries.md) (27 places)