Consumer price inflation, as measured by the year-on-year increase in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP …

This report updates and extends earlier assessments of quantitative inflation perceptions and expectations of consumers … inflation are found to be higher than actual HICP (Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices) inflation over the entire sample period … (2004-2015). The analysis shows that European consumers hold different opinions of inflation depending on their income, age …

transition countries, inflation has generally been higher and more volatile than in advanced economies. The analysis reveals that … the subindex housing/energy appears to be the main driving force behind overall inflation in the region. In most of the … increasing over time. Inflation volatility in south-eastern Europe is significantly higher than in the euro area. While this is …