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EU countries by clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate)

Greece had the highest clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in February 2026, at 9.3%. Cyprus had the lowest, at -6.2%. The median was 0.7% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 0.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest9.3Greece
Lowest-6.2Cyprus
Median0.727 EU countries
European Union (27)0.9History

Map of EU countries, February 2026

Austria: 0.9 %Belgium: 0.7 %Bulgaria: 0.7 %Cyprus: -6.2 %Czechia: -2.3 %Germany: 1.2 %Denmark: -0.6 %Estonia: -5.7 %Spain: -2.4 %Finland: -0.1 %France: 1.3 %Greece: 9.3 %Croatia: -0.4 %Hungary: 0.8 %Ireland: 5.7 %Italy: 2.4 %Lithuania: 1.2 %Luxembourg: 0 %Latvia: 2.9 %Malta: -2.1 %Netherlands: 0.8 %Poland: -3.8 %Portugal: -1.8 %Romania: 6.9 %Sweden: -0.5 %Slovenia: 0.5 %Slovakia: 1.8 %
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%, February 2026. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, clothing and footwear, COICOP 2018 CP03 (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, February 2026

Greece: 9.3 %Greece9.3Romania: 6.9 %Romania6.9Ireland: 5.7 %Ireland5.7Latvia: 2.9 %Latvia2.9Italy: 2.4 %Italy2.4Slovakia: 1.8 %Slovakia1.8France: 1.3 %France1.3Germany: 1.2 %Germany1.2Lithuania: 1.2 %Lithuania1.2Austria: 0.9 %Austria0.9Hungary: 0.8 %Hungary0.8Netherlands: 0.8 %Netherlands0.8Belgium: 0.7 %Belgium0.7Bulgaria: 0.7 %Bulgaria0.7Slovenia: 0.5 %Slovenia0.5Luxembourg: 0 %Luxembourg0Finland: -0.1 %Finland-0.1Croatia: -0.4 %Croatia-0.4Sweden: -0.5 %Sweden-0.5Denmark: -0.6 %Denmark-0.6Portugal: -1.8 %Portugal-1.8Malta: -2.1 %Malta-2.1Czechia: -2.3 %Czechia-2.3Spain: -2.4 %Spain-2.4Poland: -3.8 %Poland-3.8Estonia: -5.7 %Estonia-5.7Cyprus: -6.2 %Cyprus-6.2Greece: 9.3 %Greece9.3Romania: 6.9 %Romania6.9Ireland: 5.7 %Ireland5.7Latvia: 2.9 %Latvia2.9Italy: 2.4 %Italy2.4Slovakia: 1.8 %Slovakia1.8France: 1.3 %France1.3Germany: 1.2 %Germany1.2Lithuania: 1.2 %Lithuania1.2Austria: 0.9 %Austria0.9Hungary: 0.8 %Hungary0.8Netherlands: 0.8 %Netherlands0.8Belgium: 0.7 %Belgium0.7Bulgaria: 0.7 %Bulgaria0.7Slovenia: 0.5 %Slovenia0.5Luxembourg: 0 %Luxembourg0Finland: -0.1 %Finland-0.1Croatia: -0.4 %Croatia-0.4Sweden: -0.5 %Sweden-0.5Denmark: -0.6 %Denmark-0.6Portugal: -1.8 %Portugal-1.8Malta: -2.1 %Malta-2.1Czechia: -2.3 %Czechia-2.3Spain: -2.4 %Spain-2.4Poland: -3.8 %Poland-3.8Estonia: -5.7 %Estonia-5.7Cyprus: -6.2 %Cyprus-6.2
%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, clothing and footwear, COICOP 2018 CP03 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Greece9.3+2.6 pts
2Romania6.9+1.1 pts
3Ireland5.7+9.8 pts
4Latvia2.9+2.4 pts
5Italy2.4+3 pts
6Slovakia1.8-1 pts
7France1.3-0.3 pts
8Germany1.2+0.8 pts
8Lithuania1.2+2.7 pts
10Austria0.9-0.9 pts
11Hungary0.8-1.3 pts
11Netherlands0.8+0.4 pts
13Belgium0.7+0.2 pts
13Bulgaria0.7+1 pts
15Slovenia0.5-0.7 pts
16Luxembourg0-1.2 pts
17Finland-0.1+0.4 pts
18Croatia-0.4+2.1 pts
19Sweden-0.5-4.9 pts
20Denmark-0.6-1.3 pts
21Portugal-1.8-4.3 pts
22Malta-2.1-2.3 pts
23Czechia-2.3-0.5 pts
24Spain-2.4-0.9 pts
25Poland-3.8-1.5 pts
26Estonia-5.7-4.1 pts
27Cyprus-6.2-1.3 pts

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About this ranking

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).

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, clothing and footwear, COICOP 2018 CP03 (prc_hicp_minr) (EU countries by clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-02) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table

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HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, clothing and footwear, COICOP 2018 CP03 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-02. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-clothing-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-02. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, clothing and footwear, COICOP 2018 CP03 (prc_hicp_minr). EU countries by clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-02. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-clothing-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-02.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, clothing and footwear, COICOP 2018 CP03 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-02 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-clothing-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-02 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Greece, with 9.3% in February 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest clothing and footwear price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Cyprus, with -6.2% in February 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, clothing and footwear, COICOP 2018 CP03 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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