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

    • statista.com
    Updated Nov 19, 2025
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    Statista (2025). 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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    Dataset updated
    Nov 19, 2025
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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 .

  2. Average inflation rate in the United Kingdom 1980-2030

    • statista.com
    • abripper.com
    Updated Nov 28, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Average inflation rate in the United Kingdom 1980-2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270384/inflation-rate-in-the-united-kingdom/
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 28, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    In 2024, the average inflation rate in the United Kingdom stood at 2.53 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by 14.32 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The inflation is forecast to decline by 0.53 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.This indicator measures inflation based upon the year-on-year change in the average consumer price index, expressed in percent. The latter expresses a country's average level of prices based on a typical basket of consumer goods and services.

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    Canada Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • es.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Nov 17, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Canada Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/inflation-cpi
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    json, excel, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 17, 2025
    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
    Jan 31, 1915 - Oct 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Canada decreased to 2.20 percent in October from 2.40 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    5-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated Nov 28, 2025
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    (2025). 5-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T5YIE
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 28, 2025
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    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-citation-requiredhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-citation-required

    Description

    Graph and download economic data for 5-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate (T5YIE) from 2003-01-02 to 2025-11-28 about spread, 5-year, interest rate, interest, inflation, rate, and USA.

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    UK Inflation Rate

    • ycharts.com
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    Updated Oct 22, 2025
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    Office for National Statistics (2025). UK Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://ycharts.com/indicators/uk_inflation_rate
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 22, 2025
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    YCharts
    Authors
    Office for National Statistics
    License

    https://www.ycharts.com/termshttps://www.ycharts.com/terms

    Time period covered
    Jan 31, 1989 - Sep 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Variables measured
    UK Inflation Rate
    Description

    View monthly updates and historical trends for UK Inflation Rate. from United Kingdom. Source: Office for National Statistics. Track economic data with YC…

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    Australia Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • jp.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Nov 26, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Australia Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/australia/inflation-cpi
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    csv, excel, json, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 26, 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
    Sep 30, 1949 - Oct 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Australia
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Australia increased to 3.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 3.20 percent in the third quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Australia Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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    Norway Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • zh.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Oct 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
    Oct 10, 2025
    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
    Jan 31, 1950 - Oct 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Norway
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Norway decreased to 3.10 percent in October from 3.60 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Norway Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    Inflation Rate YoY-2025-06-11

    • tipranks.com
    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    (2025). Inflation Rate YoY-2025-06-11 [Dataset]. https://www.tipranks.com/calendars/economic/inflation-rate-yoy-5915
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2025
    Variables measured
    Actual, Forecast
    Description

    The 'Inflation Rate YoY' in the USA measures the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) compared to the same month in the previous year, reflecting the rate at which prices for goods and services are rising.-2025-06-11

  9. Inflation rates Asia 2017-2025, by subregion

    • statista.com
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    Statista, Inflation rates Asia 2017-2025, by subregion [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1325685/asia-consumer-price-inflation-by-subregion/
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    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    APAC, Asia
    Description

    The inflation rates were projected to decrease across Asian subregions in 2024 compared to 2023. In South Asia, the rate was forecasted to be approximately *** percent. In Southeast Asia, it was projected at around *** percent, and in East Asia, around *** percent.

  10. HICP - inflation rate

    • ec.europa.eu
    • db.nomics.world
    Updated Oct 10, 2025
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    Eurostat (2025). HICP - inflation rate [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.2908/TEC00118
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    tsv, application/vnd.sdmx.data+xml;version=3.0.0, application/vnd.sdmx.data+csv;version=1.0.0, application/vnd.sdmx.data+csv;version=2.0.0, application/vnd.sdmx.genericdata+xml;version=2.1, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 10, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Eurostathttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    2013 - 2024
    Area covered
    Denmark, Türkiye, Switzerland, Latvia, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands
    Description

    Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (HICPs) are designed for international comparisons of consumer price inflation. HICP is used for example by the European Central Bank for monitoring of inflation in the Economic and Monetary Union and for the assessment of inflation convergence as required under Article 121 of the Treaty of Amsterdam. For the U.S. and Japan national consumer price indices are used in the table.

  11. CPI annual inflation rate UK 2019-2029

    • statista.com
    Updated Mar 6, 2025
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    Statista Research Department (2025). CPI annual inflation rate UK 2019-2029 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/topics/4120/inflation-and-price-indices-in-europe/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 6, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Authors
    Statista Research Department
    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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    United States Core Inflation Rate MoM

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • jp.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
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    Updated Oct 24, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Core Inflation Rate MoM [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/core-inflation-rate-mom
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    excel, csv, json, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 24, 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, 1957 - Sep 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Core Inflation Rate MoM in the United States decreased to 0.20 percent in September from 0.30 percent in August of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Core Inflation Rate MoM.

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    US Expected Change in Inflation Rates: Next 5 Years

    • ycharts.com
    html
    Updated Nov 7, 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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    Dataset updated
    Nov 7, 2025
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    Authors
    University of Michigan
    License

    https://www.ycharts.com/termshttps://www.ycharts.com/terms

    Time period covered
    Feb 28, 1979 - Nov 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Variables measured
    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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    10-Year Expected Inflation

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated Oct 24, 2025
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    (2025). 10-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF10YR
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 24, 2025
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    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domainhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domain

    Description

    Graph and download economic data for 10-Year Expected Inflation (EXPINF10YR) from Jan 1982 to Oct 2025 about projection, 10-year, inflation, and USA.

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    7-year Breakeven Inflation Rate

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated Dec 1, 2025
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    (2025). 7-year Breakeven Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T7YIEM
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Dec 1, 2025
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    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-citation-requiredhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-citation-required

    Description

    Graph and download economic data for 7-year Breakeven Inflation Rate (T7YIEM) from Jan 2003 to Nov 2025 about 7-year, participation, inflation, rate, and USA.

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    Jordan Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • ko.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Nov 12, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Jordan Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/jordan/inflation-cpi
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    csv, excel, xml, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 12, 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
    Jan 31, 1977 - Oct 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Jordan
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Jordan increased to 2 percent in October from 1.74 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Jordan Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

  17. Inflation Forecasting Dataset

    • kaggle.com
    zip
    Updated Sep 20, 2025
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    Jesus Gaud (2025). Inflation Forecasting Dataset [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/jesusgaud/inflation-forecasting-dataset
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    zip(11660 bytes)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Sep 20, 2025
    Authors
    Jesus Gaud
    License

    MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    This dataset provides a comprehensive collection of monthly U.S. macroeconomic indicators spanning January 2000 to December 2024.

    It was designed specifically for machine learning-based inflation forecasting and includes key economic factors historically associated with inflation trends:

    • Consumer Price Index (CPI) & Inflation Rate
    • Unemployment Rate
    • Federal Funds Rate
    • M2 Money Supply
    • Crude Oil Prices (WTI)
    • Producer Price Index (PPI)

    Primary Goal: Build predictive models to forecast year-over-year inflation rates

    Possible Use Cases:

    • Forecasting inflation using machine learning models like XGBoost, Random Forest, or LSTM.
    • Studying relationships between macroeconomic factors and inflationary pressure.
    • Comparing classical econometric approaches with modern AI-based forecasting techniques.

    Structure: Each CSV contains a Date column and corresponding metric values, making it easy to merge and align data for analysis.

    License: MIT License – free to use for research and educational purposes.

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    Argentina Inflation Rate | Historical Data | Chart | N/A-N/A

    • macrotrends.net
    csv
    Updated Oct 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS (2025). Argentina Inflation Rate | Historical Data | Chart | N/A-N/A [Dataset]. https://www.macrotrends.net/datasets/global-metrics/countries/arg/argentina/inflation-rate-cpi
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 31, 2025
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    MACROTRENDS
    License

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

    Historical dataset showing Argentina inflation rate by year from N/A to N/A.

  19. Average inflation rate in Puerto Rico 1981-2030

    • statista.com
    Updated Apr 25, 2014
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    Statista (2014). Average inflation rate in Puerto Rico 1981-2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347429/inflation-rate-in-puerto-rico/
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 25, 2014
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Puerto Rico
    Description

    In 2024, the average inflation rate in Puerto Rico was 2.02 percent. Between 1981 and 2024, the figure dropped by 7.45 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. From 2024 to 2030, the inflation will rise by 0.04 percentage points, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.This indicator measures inflation based upon the year-on-year change in the average consumer price index, expressed in percent. The latter expresses a country's average level of prices based on a typical basket of consumer goods and services.

  20. Year-on-year change in CPI in Turkey 2016-2024

    • statista.com
    Updated Nov 28, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Year-on-year change in CPI in Turkey 2016-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895080/turkey-inflation-rate/
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 28, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jul 2016 - Nov 2024
    Area covered
    Turkey
    Description

    In November 2024, the inflation rate in Turkey corresponded to **** percent. The monthly inflation rate in Turkey reached ***** percent in October 2022, the highest inflation rate recorded during the provided time interval. In June 2023, the year-on-year change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was recorded at ***** percent, the lowest since January 2022. Since the second half of 2019, Turkey’s inflation rate has consistently been in double digits, with inflation accelerating at the fastest rate in 2022. High production costs In Turkey, domestic producer price indices have been continuously rising, which has directly resulted in a price increase in all consumer goods and services. Accordingly, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in all commodity groups increased extremely since 2022. In the same year, the food and non-alcoholic beverages category had one of the highest inflation rates in the CPI. This particularly affected Turkish consumers, as these products accounted for the highest share of household expenditure in 2023. Soaring food prices Since 2020, food prices have increased significantly around the world, and Turkey is no exception. Although inflation has started to slow down recently, food prices in Turkey continue to go up steadily, increasing by **** percent in November 2024 compared to the same month in the previous year. It is not surprising that food inflation has not simmered down, as the producer price index (PPI) of agricultural products followed a constant increasing trend in the country over the past few years.

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Statista (2025). 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
Nov 19, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
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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