Revised : 6 March 2016
Table of Historical Inflation Rates by Month and Year
(1914-2016 in %)
| Year |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Ave |
| 1914 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| 1915 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
-1.0 |
-1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
| 1916 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
9.9 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
12.6 |
7.9 |
| 1917 |
12.5 |
15.4 |
14.3 |
18.9 |
19.6 |
20.4 |
18.5 |
19.3 |
19.8 |
19.5 |
17.4 |
18.1 |
17.4 |
| 1918 |
19.7 |
17.5 |
16.7 |
12.7 |
13.3 |
13.1 |
18.0 |
18.5 |
18.0 |
18.5 |
20.7 |
20.4 |
18.0 |
| 1919 |
17.9 |
14.9 |
17.1 |
17.6 |
16.6 |
15.0 |
15.2 |
14.9 |
13.4 |
13.1 |
13.5 |
14.5 |
14.6 |
| 1920 |
17.0 |
20.4 |
20.1 |
21.6 |
21.9 |
23.7 |
19.5 |
14.7 |
12.4 |
9.9 |
7.0 |
2.6 |
15.6 |
| 1921 |
-1.6 |
-5.6 |
-7.1 |
-10.8 |
-14.1 |
-15.8 |
-14.9 |
-12.8 |
-12.5 |
-12.1 |
-12.1 |
-10.8 |
-10.5 |
| 1922 |
-11.1 |
-8.2 |
-8.7 |
-7.7 |
-5.6 |
-5.1 |
-5.1 |
-6.2 |
-5.1 |
-4.6 |
-3.4 |
-2.3 |
-6.1 |
| 1923 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
| 1924 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 1925 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
| 1926 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.7 |
-1.1 |
-0.6 |
-1.7 |
-1.1 |
1.1 |
| 1927 |
-2.2 |
-2.8 |
-2.8 |
-3.4 |
-2.2 |
-0.6 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
-2.3 |
-2.3 |
-1.7 |
| 1928 |
-1.1 |
-1.7 |
-1.2 |
-1.2 |
-1.1 |
-2.8 |
-1.2 |
-0.6 |
0.0 |
-1.1 |
-0.6 |
-1.2 |
-1.7 |
| 1929 |
-1.2 |
0.0 |
-0.6 |
-1.2 |
-1.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
| 1930 |
0.0 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
0.6 |
-0.6 |
-1.8 |
-4.0 |
-4.6 |
-4.0 |
-4.6 |
-5.2 |
-6.4 |
-2.3 |
| 1931 |
-7.0 |
-7.6 |
-7.7 |
-8.8 |
-9.5 |
-10.1 |
-9.0 |
-8.5 |
-9.6 |
-9.7 |
-10.4 |
-9.3 |
-9.0 |
| 1932 |
-10.1 |
-10.2 |
-10.3 |
-10.3 |
-10.5 |
-9.9 |
-9.9 |
-10.6 |
-10.7 |
-10.7 |
-10.2 |
-10.3 |
-9.9 |
| 1933 |
-9.8 |
-9.9 |
-10.0 |
-9.4 |
-8.0 |
-6.6 |
-3.7 |
-2.2 |
-1.5 |
-0.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
-5.1 |
| 1934 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
| 1935 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
| 1936 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
| 1937 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
| 1938 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-2.1 |
-2.1 |
-2.8 |
-2.8 |
-3.4 |
-4.1 |
-3.4 |
-2.8 |
-2.1 |
| 1939 |
-1.4 |
-1.4 |
-1.4 |
-2.8 |
-2.1 |
-2.1 |
-2.1 |
-2.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-1.4 |
| 1940 |
-0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| 1941 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
7.9 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
5.0 |
| 1942 |
11.3 |
12.1 |
12.7 |
12.6 |
13.2 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
10.7 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
10.9 |
| 1943 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
6.1 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
6.1 |
| 1944 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
| 1945 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| 1946 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
9.4 |
11.6 |
12.7 |
14.9 |
17.7 |
18.1 |
8.3 |
| 1947 |
18.1 |
18.8 |
19.7 |
19.0 |
18.4 |
17.6 |
12.1 |
11.4 |
12.7 |
10.6 |
8.5 |
8.8 |
14.4 |
| 1948 |
10.2 |
9.3 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
8.9 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
8.1 |
| 1949 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.8 |
-2.9 |
-2.9 |
-2.4 |
-2.9 |
-1.7 |
-2.1 |
-1.2 |
| 1950 |
-2.1 |
-1.3 |
-0.8 |
-1.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
| 1951 |
8.1 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
7.5 |
6.6 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
6.0 |
7.9 |
| 1952 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
| 1953 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
| 1954 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
-0.7 |
-0.4 |
-0.7 |
0.7 |
| 1955 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-0.4 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
| 1956 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
| 1957 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
| 1958 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
| 1959 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
| 1960 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| 1961 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
| 1962 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
| 1963 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
| 1964 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| 1965 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
| 1966 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
| 1967 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
| 1968 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
| 1969 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
| 1970 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
| 1971 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
| 1972 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
| 1973 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
| 1974 |
9.4 |
10.0 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
11.5 |
10.9 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
11.0 |
| 1975 |
11.8 |
11.2 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
8.6 |
7.9 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
6.9 |
9.1 |
| 1976 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
| 1977 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
| 1978 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
7.6 |
| 1979 |
9.3 |
9.9 |
10.1 |
10.5 |
10.9 |
10.9 |
11.3 |
11.8 |
12.2 |
12.1 |
12.6 |
13.3 |
11.3 |
| 1980 |
13.9 |
14.2 |
14.8 |
14.7 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
13.1 |
12.9 |
12.6 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
12.5 |
13.5 |
| 1981 |
11.8 |
11.4 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
9.6 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
9.6 |
8.9 |
10.3 |
| 1982 |
8.4 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
| 1983 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
| 1984 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
| 1985 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
| 1986 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
| 1987 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
| 1988 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
| 1989 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
| 1990 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
| 1991 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
| 1992 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
| 1993 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
| 1994 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
| 1995 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
| 1996 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
| 1997 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
| 1998 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| 1999 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
| 2000 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
| 2001 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
| 2002 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
| 2003 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
| 2004 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
| 2005 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
| 2006 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
| 2007 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
| 2008 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
3.8 |
| 2009 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
-0.7 |
-1.3 |
-1.4 |
-2.1 |
-1.5 |
-1.3 |
-0.2 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
-0.4 |
| 2010 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| 2011 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
| 2012 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
| 2013 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
| 2015 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
| 2016 |
1.4 |
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