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  1. U.S. projected annual inflation rate 2010-2029

    • statista.com
    Updated Aug 21, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. projected annual inflation rate 2010-2029 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244983/projected-inflation-rate-in-the-united-states/
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    Aug 21, 2024
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    United States
    Description

    The inflation rate in the United States is expected to decrease to 2.1 percent by 2029. 2022 saw a year of exceptionally high inflation, reaching eight percent for the year. The data represents U.S. city averages. The base period was 1982-84. In economics, the inflation rate is a measurement of inflation, the rate of increase of a price index (in this case: consumer price index). It is the percentage rate of change in prices level over time. The rate of decrease in the purchasing power of money is approximately equal. According to the forecast, prices will increase by 2.9 percent in 2024. The annual inflation rate for previous years can be found here and the consumer price index for all urban consumers here. The monthly inflation rate for the United States can also be accessed here. Inflation in the U.S.Inflation is a term used to describe a general rise in the price of goods and services in an economy over a given period of time. Inflation in the United States is calculated using the consumer price index (CPI). The consumer price index is a measure of change in the price level of a preselected market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households. This forecast of U.S. inflation was prepared by the International Monetary Fund. They project that inflation will stay higher than average throughout 2023, followed by a decrease to around roughly two percent annual rise in the general level of prices until 2028. Considering the annual inflation rate in the United States in 2021, a two percent inflation rate is a very moderate projection. The 2022 spike in inflation in the United States and worldwide is due to a variety of factors that have put constraints on various aspects of the economy. These factors include COVID-19 pandemic spending and supply-chain constraints, disruptions due to the war in Ukraine, and pandemic related changes in the labor force. Although the moderate inflation of prices between two and three percent is considered normal in a modern economy, countries’ central banks try to prevent severe inflation and deflation to keep the growth of prices to a minimum. Severe inflation is considered dangerous to a country’s economy because it can rapidly diminish the population’s purchasing power and thus damage the GDP .

  2. Inflation Nowcasting

    • clevelandfed.org
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    Updated Mar 10, 2017
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    Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2017). Inflation Nowcasting [Dataset]. https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/inflation-nowcasting
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 10, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Federal Reserve Bank of Clevelandhttps://www.clevelandfed.org/
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland provides daily “nowcasts” of inflation for two popular price indexes, the price index for personal consumption expenditures (PCE) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). These nowcasts give a sense of where inflation is today. Released each business day.

  3. Inflation Expectations

    • clevelandfed.org
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    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2025). Inflation Expectations [Dataset]. https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/inflation-expectations
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2025
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    Federal Reserve Bank of Clevelandhttps://www.clevelandfed.org/
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    We report average expected inflation rates over the next one through 30 years. Our estimates of expected inflation rates are calculated using a Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland model that combines financial data and survey-based measures. Released monthly.

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    10-Year Expected Inflation

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated May 13, 2025
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    (2025). 10-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF10YR
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    May 13, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for 10-Year Expected Inflation (EXPINF10YR) from Jan 1982 to May 2025 about projection, 10-year, inflation, and USA.

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    25-Year Expected Inflation

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    (2025). 25-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF25YR
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    Jun 11, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for 25-Year Expected Inflation (EXPINF25YR) from Jan 1982 to Jun 2025 about projection, inflation, and USA.

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    United States Consumer Inflation Expectations

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • it.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 9, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Consumer Inflation Expectations [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-expectations
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 9, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jun 30, 2013 - May 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Inflation Expectations in the United States decreased to 3.20 percent in May from 3.60 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Consumer Inflation Expectations- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    5-Year Expected Inflation

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    (2025). 5-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF5YR
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for 5-Year Expected Inflation (EXPINF5YR) from Jan 1982 to Jun 2025 about projection, 5-year, inflation, and USA.

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    Norway Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • zh.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
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    Updated Jun 10, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Norway Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/norway/inflation-cpi
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    excel, csv, json, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 10, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 31, 1950 - May 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Norway
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Norway increased to 3 percent in May from 2.50 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Norway Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    3-Year Expected Inflation

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    (2025). 3-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF3YR
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    Jun 11, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for 3-Year Expected Inflation (EXPINF3YR) from Jan 1982 to Jun 2025 about 3-year, projection, inflation, and USA.

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    United States Inflation Rate MoM

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • tr.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Inflation Rate MoM [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-rate-mom
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    csv, excel, json, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Feb 28, 1947 - May 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The Consumer Price Index in the United States increased 0.10 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    Netherlands Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Dec 14, 2017
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    Globalen LLC (2017). Netherlands Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/Netherlands/inflation_outlook_imf/
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    Dataset updated
    Dec 14, 2017
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    Globalen LLC
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1981 - Dec 31, 2030
    Area covered
    Netherlands
    Description

    The Netherlands: Inflation forecast: The latest value from 2030 is 2 percent, unchanged from 2 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 3.65 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for the Netherlands from 1981 to 2030 is 2.34 percent. The minimum value, -0.5 percent, was reached in 1987 while the maximum of 11.14 percent was recorded in 2022.

  12. Inflation rate in Germany 2008-2026

    • statista.com
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    Updated Jan 13, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Inflation rate in Germany 2008-2026 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322642/inflation-rate-forecast-germany/
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    Jan 13, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    For 2024, economic experts predict a 2.2 percent inflation rate growth in Germany. Therefore, prices are expected to rise slower, one reason being that energy commodity prices have fallen significantly again. Nevertheless, the economic institutes do not expect the inflation rate to fall to two percent until 2026.

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    INFLATION EXPECTATIONS by Country Dataset

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Jun 3, 2017
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    INFLATION EXPECTATIONS by Country Dataset [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/inflation-expectations
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    xml, json, csv, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 3, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    This dataset provides values for INFLATION EXPECTATIONS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

  14. CPI annual inflation rate UK 2019-2029

    • statista.com
    Updated Mar 28, 2025
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    Statista (2025). CPI annual inflation rate UK 2019-2029 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306720/cpi-rate-forecast-uk/
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    Mar 28, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    In 2024, the annual inflation rate for the United Kingdom was 2.5 percent, with the average rate for 2025 predicted to rise to 3.2 percent, revised upwards from an earlier prediction of 2.6 percent. The UK has only recently recovered from a period of elevated inflation, which saw the CPI rate reach 9.1 percent in 2022, and 7.3 percent in 2023. Despite an uptick in inflation expected in 2025, the inflation rate is expected to fall to 2.1 percent in 2026, and two percent between 2027 and 2029. UK inflation crisis Between 2021 and 2023, inflation surged in the UK, reaching a 41-year-high of 11.1 percent in October 2022. Although inflation fell to more usual levels by 2024, prices in the UK had already increased by over 20 percent relative to the start of the crisis. The two main drivers of price increases during this time were food and energy inflation, two of the main spending areas of UK households. Although food and energy prices came down quite sharply in 2023, underlying core inflation, which measures prices rises without food and energy, remained slightly above the headline inflation rate throughout 2024, suggesting some aspects of inflation had become embedded in the UK economy. Inflation rises across in the world in 2022 The UK was not alone in suffering from runaway inflation over the last few years. From late 2021 onwards, various factors converged to encourage a global acceleration of prices, leading to the ongoing inflation crisis. Blocked-up supply chains were one of the main factors as the world emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. This was followed by energy and food inflation skyrocketing after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Central bank interest rates were raised globally in response to the problem, possibly putting an end to the era of cheap money that has defined monetary policy since the financial crash of 2008.

  15. Inflation rate in Mexico 2030

    • statista.com
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    Updated May 21, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Inflation rate in Mexico 2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275414/inflation-rate-in-mexico/
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    Dataset updated
    May 21, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Mexico
    Description

    The statistic depicts the average inflation rate in Mexico from 1987 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. The inflation rate measures price changes for a fixed basket of goods which includes a representative selection of goods and services. In 2024, Mexico's average inflation rate was around 4.72 percent compared to the previous year. Mexico’s economy Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been increasing slightly over the last decade, however, its national debt still amounts to almost half of its GDP. The majority of Mexico’s GDP is yielded by the services sector, as a look at the distribution of gross domestic product in Mexico by sector shows. More than 60 percent of GDP are generated in this sector; the majority of the Mexican workforce is employed in services. One important contributor to Mexico’s GDP is tourism. The total unemployment rate in Mexico took a turn for the worse during the recession of 2008 and is still to bounce back to previous levels. Mexico’s main export and import partner is the United States which accounts for approximately half of the value of both. Thus, the trade balance of goods in Mexico, showing the value of exports minus the value of imports, is heavily dependant on the United States. For the past decade, Mexico’s trade balance has run at a deficit of more than 10 billion US dollars. The trade balance of services sector in Mexico has also been in the red with a deficit of more than 6 percent since the recession and higher than 9 percent since 2011. Mexico is also one of the largest drug exporting countries worldwide. Specific trade figures are not available, however, Mexico is among the top countries for opium cultivation based on acreage, and thousands of illegal poppy fields, processed into opium, have been destroyed in Mexico year after year.

  16. Estimated quarterly inflation in India Q4 FY 2024-Q3 FY 2025, by index

    • statista.com
    Updated Mar 15, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Estimated quarterly inflation in India Q4 FY 2024-Q3 FY 2025, by index [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111213/india-estimated-quarterly-inflation-by-sector/
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    Mar 15, 2024
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    Area covered
    India
    Description

    Headline CPI inflation (year-on-year) is expected to moderate to around 3.8 percent in the second quarter of financial year 2025 and increase in the third quarter. CPI excluding food, beverages, tobacco and fuel/light was projected to be 4.3 percent in that quarter.

  17. United States FRB Cleveland Forecast: Inflation Nowcast: Core CPI: YoY

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    CEICdata.com, United States FRB Cleveland Forecast: Inflation Nowcast: Core CPI: YoY [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/consumer-price-index-urban-forecast-federal-reserve-bank-of-cleveland/frb-cleveland-forecast-inflation-nowcast-core-cpi-yoy-
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jun 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States FRB Cleveland Forecast: Inflation Nowcast: Core Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data was reported at 2.123 % in Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.199 % for Nov 2018. United States FRB Cleveland Forecast: Inflation Nowcast: Core Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data is updated monthly, averaging 1.861 % from Aug 2013 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.322 % in Aug 2018 and a record low of 1.583 % in Jan 2015. United States FRB Cleveland Forecast: Inflation Nowcast: Core Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I003: Consumer Price Index: Urban: Forecast: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

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    4-Year Expected Inflation

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    (2025). 4-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF4YR
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    Jun 11, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for 4-Year Expected Inflation (EXPINF4YR) from Jan 1982 to Jun 2025 about 4-years, projection, inflation, and USA.

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    Poland Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • pl.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 13, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Poland Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/poland/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 13, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 31, 1992 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    Poland
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Poland increased to 4.10 percent in June from 4 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Poland Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

  20. United States CSI: Expected Inflation: Next Yr: Up by 1-2%

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    CEICdata.com, United States CSI: Expected Inflation: Next Yr: Up by 1-2% [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/consumer-sentiment-index-unemployment-interest-rates-prices-and-government-expectations/csi-expected-inflation-next-yr-up-by-12
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    Time period covered
    Apr 1, 2017 - Mar 1, 2018
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States CSI: Expected Inflation: Next Yr: Up by 1-2% data was reported at 29.000 % in May 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 29.000 % for Apr 2018. United States CSI: Expected Inflation: Next Yr: Up by 1-2% data is updated monthly, averaging 18.000 % from Jan 1978 (Median) to May 2018, with 485 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.000 % in Oct 2016 and a record low of 1.000 % in May 1980. United States CSI: Expected Inflation: Next Yr: Up by 1-2% data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by University of Michigan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H030: Consumer Sentiment Index: Unemployment, Interest Rates, Prices and Government Expectations. The questions were: 'During the next 12 months, do you think that prices in general will go up, or go down, or stay where they are now?' and 'By what percent do you expect prices to go up, on the average, during the next 12 months?'

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Statista (2024). U.S. projected annual inflation rate 2010-2029 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244983/projected-inflation-rate-in-the-united-states/
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U.S. projected annual inflation rate 2010-2029

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Dataset updated
Aug 21, 2024
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Area covered
United States
Description

The inflation rate in the United States is expected to decrease to 2.1 percent by 2029. 2022 saw a year of exceptionally high inflation, reaching eight percent for the year. The data represents U.S. city averages. The base period was 1982-84. In economics, the inflation rate is a measurement of inflation, the rate of increase of a price index (in this case: consumer price index). It is the percentage rate of change in prices level over time. The rate of decrease in the purchasing power of money is approximately equal. According to the forecast, prices will increase by 2.9 percent in 2024. The annual inflation rate for previous years can be found here and the consumer price index for all urban consumers here. The monthly inflation rate for the United States can also be accessed here. Inflation in the U.S.Inflation is a term used to describe a general rise in the price of goods and services in an economy over a given period of time. Inflation in the United States is calculated using the consumer price index (CPI). The consumer price index is a measure of change in the price level of a preselected market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households. This forecast of U.S. inflation was prepared by the International Monetary Fund. They project that inflation will stay higher than average throughout 2023, followed by a decrease to around roughly two percent annual rise in the general level of prices until 2028. Considering the annual inflation rate in the United States in 2021, a two percent inflation rate is a very moderate projection. The 2022 spike in inflation in the United States and worldwide is due to a variety of factors that have put constraints on various aspects of the economy. These factors include COVID-19 pandemic spending and supply-chain constraints, disruptions due to the war in Ukraine, and pandemic related changes in the labor force. Although the moderate inflation of prices between two and three percent is considered normal in a modern economy, countries’ central banks try to prevent severe inflation and deflation to keep the growth of prices to a minimum. Severe inflation is considered dangerous to a country’s economy because it can rapidly diminish the population’s purchasing power and thus damage the GDP .

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