Table A.3. Developed economies: consumer price inflation, 1988-1998a
(Annual percentage change)
| |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997b |
1998c |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All developed economies |
3.1 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Major industrialized countries |
2.9 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Canada |
4.0 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2 |
| France |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
1.25 |
| Germany |
1.2 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
2 |
| Italy |
5.1 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
| Japan |
0.7 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
| United Kingdom |
4.8 |
7.8 |
9.5 |
5.9 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.25 |
| United States |
4.0 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other industrialized countries |
4.2 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Australia |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
3.25 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Austria |
1.9 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2 |
| Belgium |
1.2 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
2 |
| Denmark |
4.6 |
4.7 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
| Finland |
5.1 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2 |
| Greece |
13.5 |
13.8 |
20.3 |
19.5 |
15.8 |
14.5 |
10.9 |
8.9 |
8.2 |
5.8 |
5 |
| Iceland |
25.8 |
20.8 |
15.5 |
6.8 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
| Ireland |
2.2 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
| Malta |
0.9 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
| Netherlands |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.75 |
| New Zealand |
6.4 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
2 |
| Norway |
6.7 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.25 |
| Portugal |
9.5 |
12.6 |
13.4 |
11.4 |
8.9 |
6.8 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
2.75 |
| Spain |
4.8 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
| Sweden |
5.7 |
6.5 |
10.5 |
9.3 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.25 |
| Switzerland |
1.9 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.25 |
| |
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| Memo items: |
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| Western Europe |
3.2 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.25 |
| European Union (15) |
3.2 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.25 |
| Other |
3.3 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2 |
Source: UN/DESA, based on data of IMF, International Financial
Statistics.
a Data for country groups are weighted averages, where
weights for each year are consumption expenditure for the year valued at 1993 prices and
exchange rates.
b Preliminary estimates.
c Forecasts, partly based on Project LINK. | Search | Parliament | Governments | Regions | Issues
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