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

    • statista.com
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    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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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    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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    United States Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Sep 11, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 11, 2025
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    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
    Dec 31, 1914 - Aug 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Inflation Rate in the United States increased to 2.90 percent in August from 2.70 percent in July of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

  3. Inflation Expectations

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    Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Inflation Expectations [Dataset]. https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/inflation-expectations
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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.

  4. U.S. monthly inflation rate 2025

    • statista.com
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    Updated Mar 11, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. monthly inflation rate 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273418/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us/
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    Mar 11, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 2021 - Jan 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In January 2025, prices had increased by three percent compared to January 2024 according to the 12-month percentage change in the consumer price index — the monthly inflation rate for goods and services in the United States. The data represents U.S. city averages. In economics, the inflation rate is a measure of the change in price level over time. The rate of decrease in the purchasing power of money is approximately equal. A projection of the annual U.S. inflation rate can be accessed here and the actual annual inflation rate since 1990 can be accessed here. InflationOne of the most important economic indicators is the development of the Consumer Price Index in a country. The change in this price level of goods and services is defined as the rate of inflation. The inflationary situation in the United States had been relatively severe in 2022 due to global events relating to COVID-19, supply chain restrains, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. More information on U.S. inflation may be found on our dedicated topic page. The annual inflation rate in the United States has increased from 3.2 percent in 2011 to 8.3 percent in 2022. This means that the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar has weakened in recent years. The purchasing power is the extent to which a person has available funds to make purchases. According to the data published by the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) was about 258.84 in 2020 and is forecasted to grow up to 325.6 by 2027, compared to the base period from 1982 to 1984. The monthly percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for urban consumers in the United States was 0.1 percent in March 2023 compared to the previous month. In 2022, countries all around the world are experienced high levels of inflation. Although Brazil already had an inflation rate of 8.3 percent in 2021, compared to the previous year, while the inflation rate in China stood at 0.85 percent.

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    United States Consumer Inflation Expectations

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • it.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Oct 7, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS, United States Consumer Inflation Expectations [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-expectations
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 7, 2025
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    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
    Jun 30, 2013 - Sep 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Inflation Expectations in the United States increased to 3.40 percent in September from 3.20 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Consumer Inflation Expectations- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

  6. Expected Inflation Term Structure

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    Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Expected Inflation Term Structure [Dataset]. https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/inflation-expectations
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    Federal Reserve Bank of Clevelandhttps://www.clevelandfed.org/
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    Expected Inflation Term Structure is a part of the Inflation Expectations indicator of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

  7. Forecast of inflation rate globally 2023-2025, by country

    • statista.com
    • thefarmdosupply.com
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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Forecast of inflation rate globally 2023-2025, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249136/annual-inflation-rate-forecast-by-country/
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    Jun 23, 2025
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    Time period covered
    May 2024
    Area covered
    OECD, Worldwide
    Description

    2022 and 2023 saw inflation rates rise all over the world, especially spurred by effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. With its hyperinflation, ********* was predicted to have the highest inflation rate of the countries included here both in 2023, 2024, and 2025. On the other hand, ******* inflation rate was estimated to only reach *** percent in 2024.

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    25-Year Expected Inflation

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

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    10-Year Expected Inflation

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Sep 11, 2025
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    (2025). 10-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF10YR
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    Sep 11, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for 10-Year Expected Inflation (EXPINF10YR) from Jan 1982 to Sep 2025 about projection, 10-year, inflation, and USA.

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    US Expected Change in Inflation Rates: Next 5 Years

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    Updated Sep 12, 2025
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    University of Michigan (2025). US Expected Change in Inflation Rates: Next 5 Years [Dataset]. https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_expected_changes_in_inflation_rates_next_five_years
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    Sep 12, 2025
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    University of Michigan
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    Time period covered
    Feb 28, 1979 - Sep 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
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    US Expected Change in Inflation Rates: Next 5 Years
    Description

    View monthly updates and historical trends for US Expected Change in Inflation Rates: Next 5 Years. from United States. Source: University of Michigan. Tr…

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    Japan Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Sep 19, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Japan Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 19, 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, 1958 - Aug 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Japan
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Japan decreased to 2.70 percent in August from 3.10 percent in July 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.

  12. Ten-Year Expected Inflation and Real and Inflation Risk Premia

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    Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Ten-Year Expected Inflation and Real and Inflation Risk Premia [Dataset]. https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/inflation-expectations
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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

    Ten-Year Expected Inflation and Real and Inflation Risk Premia is a part of the Inflation Expectations indicator of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

  13. CPI annual inflation rate UK 2019-2029

    • statista.com
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    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.

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    Thailand Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Sep 4, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Thailand Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 4, 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, 1977 - Sep 30, 2025
    Area covered
    Thailand
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Thailand decreased by 0.72 percent in September from -0.79 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Thailand Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

  15. Inflation Nowcasting

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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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    Mar 10, 2017
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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

    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.

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    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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    5-Year Expected Inflation

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

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    3-Year Expected Inflation

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

  19. Inflation rate in Japan 2030

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    Updated Feb 15, 2024
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    Statista (2025). Inflation rate in Japan 2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270095/inflation-rate-in-japan/
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2024
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    Area covered
    Japan
    Description

    In 2024, Japan had an average inflation rate estimated at 2.74 percent, marking the highest rate of inflation in Japan in almost a decade. However, this figure was still very low compared to most other major economies, such as Japan's fellow G7 members, four of which had inflation rates around six or seven percent in 2023 due to the global inflation crisis. Why is Japan's inflation rate lower? There are a number of contributing factors to Japan's relatively low inflation rate, even during economic crises. Japan eased its Covid restrictions more slowly than most other major economies, this prevented post-pandemic consumer spending that may have driven inflation through supply chain issues caused by higher demand. As the majority of Japan's food and energy comes from overseas, and has done so for decades, the government has mechanisms in place to prevent energy and wheat prices from rising too quickly. Because of this, Japan was able to shield its private sector from many of the negative knock on effects from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which had a significant impact on both sectors globally. Persistent deflation and national debt An additional factor that has eased the impact of inflation on Japan's economy is the fact that it experienced deflation before the pandemic. Deflation has been a persistent problem in Japan since the asset price bubble burst in 1992, and has been symptomatic of Japan's staggering national debt thereafter. For almost 30 years, a combination of quantitative easing, low interest rates (below 0.5 percent since 1995, and at -0.1% since 2016), and a lack of spending due to low wages and an aging population have combined to give Japan the highest national debt in the world in absolute terms, and second-highest debt in relation to its GDP, after Venezuela. Despite this soaring debt, Japan remains the fourth-largest economy in the world, behind the U.S., China, and Germany.

  20. Inflation rate in Germany 2008-2026

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    Updated Jun 23, 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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    Jun 23, 2025
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    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    For 2024, economic experts predict a *** 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 *** percent until 2026.

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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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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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