This statistic shows the monthly inflation rate for HICP (all items) compared to the same period in the previous year in Italy from January to December 2018. In December 2018, the inflation rate was 1.2 percent compared to the same month in the previous year.

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.

This statistic shows the monthly inflation rate for HICP (all items) compared to the same period in the previous year in Czechia from January to December 2018. In December 2018, the inflation rate was 1.6 percent compared to the same month in the previous year.

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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 .

Inflation Rate in India decreased to 1.54 percent in September from 2.07 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides - India Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This statistic shows the monthly inflation rate for HICP (all items) compared to the same period in the previous year in Greece from February 2018 to January 2019. In December 2018, the inflation rate was 0.6 percent compared to the same month in the previous year.

United States FRB Dallas: Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate: Six Month data was reported at 1.890 % in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.910 % for Sep 2018. United States FRB Dallas: Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate: Six Month data is updated monthly, averaging 2.410 % from Jul 1977 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 496 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.170 % in Mar 1980 and a record low of 0.630 % in Jul 2010. United States FRB Dallas: Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate: Six Month data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I041: Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate.

This statistic shows the monthly inflation rate for HICP (all items) compared to the same period in the previous year in Sweden from January to December 2018. In December 2018, the inflation rate was 2.2 percent compared to the same month in the previous year.

Inflation Rate in Indonesia increased to 2.65 percent in September from 2.31 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Indonesia Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

United States FRB Dallas: Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate: One Month data was reported at 1.410 % in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.660 % for Aug 2018. United States FRB Dallas: Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate: One Month data is updated monthly, averaging 2.430 % from Feb 1977 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 500 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.160 % in Feb 1981 and a record low of 0.250 % in Apr 2013. United States FRB Dallas: Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate: One Month data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I041: Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate.

Inflation Rate In the Euro Area increased to 2.20 percent in September from 2.10 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area 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 Germany increased to 2.40 percent in September from 2.20 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the services sector in Mexico stood at 132.34 points in May 2025, when compared with the prices of the second half of July 2018, indicating that the cost of services had increased by 33.03 percent in seven years. The services sector ranked among the categories with the highest inflation rate in Mexico.

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?'

This statistic shows the monthly inflation rate for HICP (all items) compared to the same period in the previous year in Serbia from January to December 2018. In December 2018, the inflation rate was two percent compared to the same month in the previous year.

This statistic shows the monthly inflation rate, that is the change in the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) compared to the same month in the previous year in Belgium from January 2018 to January 2024. In January 2025, the inflation rate (HICP) in Belgium was 4.4 percent.

Inflation Rate in France increased to 1.20 percent in September from 0.90 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - France 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 remained unchanged at 4.30 percent in September. This dataset provides - Hungary Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.