In 2024, Zambia had the highest estimated inflation (Consumer Price Index) recorded in Southern Africa, at 15 percent. Lesotho and Zimbabwe followed with 6.4 and six percent, respectively.

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 .

In 2023, the U.S. Consumer Price Index was 309.42, and is projected to increase to 352.27 by 2029. The base period was 1982-84. The monthly CPI for all urban consumers in the U.S. can be accessed here. After a time of high inflation, the U.S. inflation rateis projected fall to two percent by 2027. United States Consumer Price Index ForecastIt is projected that the CPI will continue to rise year over year, reaching 325.6 in 2027. The Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers in previous years was lower, and has risen every year since 1992, except in 2009, when the CPI went from 215.30 in 2008 to 214.54 in 2009. The monthly unadjusted Consumer Price Index was 296.17 for the month of August in 2022. The U.S. CPI measures changes in the price of consumer goods and services purchased by households and is thought to reflect inflation in the U.S. as well as the health of the economy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the CPI and defines it as, "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services." The BLS records the price of thousands of goods and services month by month. They consider goods and services within eight main categories: food and beverage, housing, apparel, transportation, medical care, recreation, education, and other goods and services. They aggregate the data collected in order to compare how much it would cost a consumer to buy the same market basket of goods and services within one month or one year compared with the previous month or year. Given that the CPI is used to calculate U.S. inflation, the CPI influences the annual adjustments of many financial institutions in the United States, both private and public. Wages, social security payments, and pensions are all affected by the CPI.

Inflation Rate in Romania increased to 5 percent in February from 4.95 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides - Romania Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Inflation Rate in Finland decreased to 0.50 percent in February from 0.70 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Finland Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Inflation Rate in Hungary increased to 5.60 percent in February from 5.50 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides - Hungary Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Inflation Rate in Japan decreased to 3.70 percent in February from 4 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In January 2025, the unadjusted consumer price index (CPI) of all items for urban consumers in the United States amounted to about 317.67. The data represents U.S. city averages. The base period was 1982-84=100. The CPI is defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics as “a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services”. The annual consumer price index for urban consumers in the U.S. can be accessed here. Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) began in 1919 under the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is published every month. The CPI for all urban consumers includes urban households in Metropolitan Statistical Areas and regions with over 2,500 inhabitants, as well as non-farm consumers living in rural regions. This index was established in 1978 and includes about 80 percent of the U.S. population. The monthly CPI of urban consumers in the United States increased from 292.3 in May 2022 to 304.13 in 2023. Inflation tends not to impact everyone equally for a variety of reasons, including geography - CPI often differs between regions, with a high of 287.49 in the Western region as of 2021. There are also disparities in inflation between income quartiles, in which inflation is generally felt more heavily by lower income households. The annual CPI in the United States has increased steadily over the past two decades, from 140.3 in 1992 to 292.56 in 2022. A forecast of the CPI expects this positive trend to continue, reaching 325.6 by 2027. As of March 2023, the CPI of the nation’s education had increased by 3.5 percent. Further, in the same month costs of recreation, rent, housing, medical care, and food and beverages, gasoline, and transportation increased. Comparatively, the CPI in Hong Kong reached 103.3 in 2022.

CR: Consumer Price Index: Single Hit Scenario data was reported at 1.220 Index, 2012 in Dec 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.216 Index, 2012 for Sep 2021. CR: Consumer Price Index: Single Hit Scenario data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.294 Index, 2012 from Mar 1976 (Median) to Dec 2021, with 184 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.220 Index, 2012 in Dec 2021 and a record low of 0.006 Index, 2012 in Mar 1976. CR: Consumer Price Index: Single Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.EO: Consumer and Wholesale Price Index: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CPI-Consumer price indexIndex, national reference year

Iceland CBI Forecast: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data was reported at 2.400 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.900 % for 2020. Iceland CBI Forecast: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data is updated yearly, averaging 2.550 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2021, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.600 % in 2019 and a record low of 1.700 % in 2016. Iceland CBI Forecast: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Iceland . The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iceland – Table IS.I010: Consumer Price Index: Forecast: Central Bank of Iceland.

Indonesia ID: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Single Hit Scenario data was reported at 2.765 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.465 % for 2020. Indonesia ID: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Single Hit Scenario data is updated yearly, averaging 6.295 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2021, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.451 % in 1998 and a record low of 2.465 % in 2020. Indonesia ID: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Single Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Indonesia – Table ID.OECD.EO: Consumer and Wholesale Price Index: Forecast: Non OECD Member: Annual. CPI_YTYPCT- Headline inflation The CPI year-on-year changes is a measure of inflationData are seasonally adjusted by the OECD; Composite Consumer Price Index of 82 Cities (2012=100)

The Consumer Price Index in the United States increased 0.20 percent in February 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.

Russia MED Forecast: Conservative Scenario: Consumer Price Index (CPI): Year Average data was reported at 104.012 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 103.955 % for 2023. Russia MED Forecast: Conservative Scenario: Consumer Price Index (CPI): Year Average data is updated yearly, averaging 104.012 % from Dec 2020 (Median) to 2024, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 106.073 % in 2021 and a record low of 103.380 % in 2020. Russia MED Forecast: Conservative Scenario: Consumer Price Index (CPI): Year Average data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.IA027: Consumer Price Index: Forecast: Ministry of Economic Development.

Japan BOJ Forecast: Consumer Price Index (CPI): excl Fresh Food: YoY: Lower Limit data was reported at 1.400 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.200 % for 2020. Japan BOJ Forecast: Consumer Price Index (CPI): excl Fresh Food: YoY: Lower Limit data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Mar 2000 (Median) to 2021, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.900 % in 2014 and a record low of -1.500 % in 2009. Japan BOJ Forecast: Consumer Price Index (CPI): excl Fresh Food: YoY: Lower Limit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Japan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.I006: Consumer Price Index: YoY% Change: Forecast: Bank of Japan.

Ireland IE: Harmonised Consumer Price Index (CPI): Single Hit Scenario data was reported at 1.029 Index, 2017 in Dec 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.026 Index, 2017 for Sep 2021. Ireland IE: Harmonised Consumer Price Index (CPI): Single Hit Scenario data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.965 Index, 2017 from Mar 1995 (Median) to Dec 2021, with 108 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.029 Index, 2017 in Dec 2021 and a record low of 0.672 Index, 2017 in Mar 1995. Ireland IE: Harmonised Consumer Price Index (CPI): Single Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.OECD.EO: Consumer and Wholesale Price Index: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CPIH-Consumer price index, harmonisedIndex, national reference year Eurostat Harmonised indices of consumer prices:https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/prc_hicp_esms.htm

Inflation is generally defined as the continued increase in the average prices of goods and services in a given region. Following the extremely high global inflation experienced in the 1980s and 1990s, global inflation has been relatively stable since the turn of the millennium, usually hovering between three and five percent per year. There was a sharp increase in 2008 due to the global financial crisis now known as the Great Recession, but inflation was fairly stable throughout the 2010s, before the current inflation crisis began in 2021. Recent years Despite the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the global inflation rate fell to 3.26 percent in the pandemic's first year, before rising to 4.66 percent in 2021. This increase came as the impact of supply chain delays began to take more of an effect on consumer prices, before the Russia-Ukraine war exacerbated this further. A series of compounding issues such as rising energy and food prices, fiscal instability in the wake of the pandemic, and consumer insecurity have created a new global recession, and global inflation in 2024 is estimated to have reached 5.76 percent. This is the highest annual increase in inflation since 1996. Venezuela Venezuela is the country with the highest individual inflation rate in the world, forecast at around 200 percent in 2022. While this is figure is over 100 times larger than the global average in most years, it actually marks a decrease in Venezuela's inflation rate, which had peaked at over 65,000 percent in 2018. Between 2016 and 2021, Venezuela experienced hyperinflation due to the government's excessive spending and printing of money in an attempt to curve its already-high inflation rate, and the wave of migrants that left the country resulted in one of the largest refugee crises in recent years. In addition to its economic problems, political instability and foreign sanctions pose further long-term problems for Venezuela. While hyperinflation may be coming to an end, it remains to be seen how much of an impact this will have on the economy, how living standards will change, and how many refugees may return in the coming years.

Inflation Rate in India decreased to 3.61 percent in February from 4.31 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides - India Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Russia Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data was reported at 4.000 % in 2021. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.000 % for 2020. Russia Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data is updated yearly, averaging 4.000 % from Dec 2019 (Median) to 2021, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.600 % in 2019 and a record low of 4.000 % in 2021. Russia Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Forecast – European Commission's Forecast.

China Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Double Hit Scenario data was reported at 2.000 % in Dec 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.496 % for Sep 2021. China Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Double Hit Scenario data is updated quarterly, averaging 2.068 % from Mar 1994 (Median) to Dec 2021, with 112 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.410 % in Dec 1994 and a record low of -2.672 % in Jun 1999. China Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Double Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.OECD.EO: Consumer and Wholesale Price Index: Forecast: Non OECD Member: Quarterly. CPI_YTYPCT- Headline inflation The CPI year-on-year changes is a measure of inflationData are seasonally adjusted by the OECD