Table A.7. Developing countries: Consumer price inflation, 1988-1998a
(Annual percentage change)
| |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997b |
1998c |
| All developing countries |
126.9 |
370.6 |
534.4 |
81.6 |
132.9 |
254.1 |
134.6 |
20.9 |
16.6 |
15.1 |
10¾ |
| |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| By region: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Latin America |
363.6 |
1128.6 |
1679.6 |
210.7 |
354.1 |
757.8 |
326.4 |
23.4 |
19.5 |
12.0 |
8¼ |
| Africa |
18.3 |
19.8 |
16.1 |
96.0 |
172.3 |
112.5 |
244.7 |
40.6 |
34.2 |
47.2 |
8¾ |
| Western Asia |
33.0 |
27.7 |
23.9 |
27.9 |
29.0 |
27.0 |
41.6 |
40.7 |
32.9 |
35.6 |
38½ |
| Eastern and Southern Asia |
6.3 |
5.9 |
14.8 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
5.7 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
6¾ |
| China |
18.8 |
18.0 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
14.7 |
24.1 |
17.1 |
8.3 |
4.3 |
5½ |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Memo items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
24.5 |
25.7 |
22.8 |
283.3 |
532.6 |
342.4 |
780.3 |
87.1 |
87.1 |
136.0 |
11 |
| Least developed countries |
31.5 |
33.2 |
27.9 |
366.0 |
687.1 |
440.6 |
997.8 |
103.6 |
109.0 |
173.3 |
11¼ |
Sources: UN/DESA, based on IMF, International Financial Statistics.
a Weights used are GDP in 1993 dollars.
b Preliminary estimates based on data for part of the year.
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