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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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    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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    Canada Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • es.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
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    Updated Sep 16, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Canada Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 16, 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, 1915 - Aug 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Canada
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Canada increased to 1.90 percent in August from 1.70 percent in July of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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

    • statista.com
    • abripper.com
    Updated Jun 18, 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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    Jun 18, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    In 2024, the average inflation rate in the United Kingdom was approximately 2.53 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by around 14.32 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The inflation is forecast to decline by about 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.

  4. Average inflation rate in Hong Kong 1980-2030

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 18, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Average inflation rate in Hong Kong 1980-2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365695/inflation-rate-in-hong-kong/
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    Jun 18, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Hong Kong
    Description

    In 2024, the average inflation rate in Hong Kong amounted to about 1.73 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by approximately 2.71 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. From 2024 to 2030, the inflation will rise by around 0.77 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.

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

    • statista.com
    • thefarmdosupply.com
    Updated Jun 19, 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
    Jun 19, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    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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    Norway Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • zh.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
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    Updated Sep 10, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Norway Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/norway/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 10, 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, 1950 - Aug 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Norway
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Norway increased to 3.50 percent in August from 3.30 percent in July of 2025. This dataset provides - Norway Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    Australia Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • jp.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
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    Updated Jul 30, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Australia Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/australia/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 30, 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
    Mar 31, 1951 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    Australia
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Australia decreased to 2.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 2.40 percent in the first 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.

  8. Monthly inflation rate in OECD 2020-2024

    • statista.com
    Updated Jul 4, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Monthly inflation rate in OECD 2020-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332974/inflation-oecd-month/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 4, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 2020 - Jul 2024
    Area covered
    OECD
    Description

    The annual monthly inflation rate in the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) increased steadily from February 2021 to October 2022, when the inflation rate reached **** percent compared to the same month the previous year. However, it has been slowing slightly since, dropping to *** percent as of July 2024. The world saw rising inflation through 2022 and 2023, driven by an aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and further spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

  9. Inflation Expectations

    • clevelandfed.org
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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/
    License

    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
    json
    Updated Sep 11, 2025
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    (2025). 10-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF10YR
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    Dataset updated
    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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    Bulgaria Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • de.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Aug 18, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Bulgaria Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/bulgaria/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 18, 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, 1996 - Aug 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Bulgaria
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Bulgaria remained unchanged at 5.30 percent in August. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Bulgaria Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

  12. Average inflation rate in Mexico 1980-2030

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 18, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Average inflation rate in Mexico 1980-2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392270/average-inflation-rate-mexico/
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    Jun 18, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Mexico
    Description

    In 2024, the average inflation rate in Mexico stood at approximately 4.72 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by around 21.75 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The inflation is forecast to decline by about 1.72 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.

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

    • tokrwards.com
    Updated Oct 1, 2024
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 1, 2024
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    Authors
    Abigail Tierney
    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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    Czech Republic Core Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • ru.tradingeconomics.com
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    TRADING ECONOMICS, Czech Republic Core Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/czech-republic/core-inflation-rate
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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
    Jan 31, 2007 - Aug 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Czechia
    Description

    Core consumer prices in Czech Republic increased 2.82 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Czech Republic Core Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

  15. Average inflation rate in Latvia 1993-2030

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 18, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Average inflation rate in Latvia 1993-2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375251/inflation-rate-in-latvia/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 18, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Latvia
    Description

    In 2024, the average inflation rate in Latvia stood at about 1.35 percent. Between 1993 and 2024, the figure dropped by approximately 107.85 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. From 2024 to 2030, the inflation will rise by around 0.87 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.

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    5-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated Oct 3, 2025
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    (2025). 5-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T5YIE
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 3, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for 5-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate (T5YIE) from 2003-01-02 to 2025-10-03 about spread, 5-year, interest rate, interest, inflation, rate, and USA.

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    USA Inflation, annual percent change in the CPI, August, 2025 - data, chart...

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Aug 25, 2025
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    Globalen LLC (2025). USA Inflation, annual percent change in the CPI, August, 2025 - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/USA/inflation_annual/
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 25, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    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
    Jan 31, 1961 - Aug 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The latest inflation rate, i.e. the percent change in the CPI from a year ago to now, in the USA was 2.92 percent. That number was released in . It shows an increase from the inflation rate in the previous month when it stood at 2.7 percent. Compared to a year ago, we see an increase from the...

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    Puerto Rico Inflation, annual percent change in the CPI, July, 2025 - data,...

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Jul 11, 2025
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    Globalen LLC (2025). Puerto Rico Inflation, annual percent change in the CPI, July, 2025 - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/Puerto-Rico/inflation_annual/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 11, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    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
    Jul 31, 2008 - Jul 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Puerto Rico
    Description

    The latest inflation rate, i.e. the percent change in the CPI from a year ago to now, in Puerto Rico was 1.02 percent. That number was released in . It shows a decrease from the inflation rate in the previous month when it stood at 1.19 percent. Compared to a year ago, we see a decrease from the...

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    Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Services Less Energy Services...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Sep 11, 2025
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    (2025). Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Services Less Energy Services in U.S. City Average [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUSR0000SASLE
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 11, 2025
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Services Less Energy Services in U.S. City Average (CUSR0000SASLE) from Jan 1967 to Aug 2025 about energy, urban, consumer, CPI, services, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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    Ukraine Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • id.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jul 9, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Ukraine Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/ukraine/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 9, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
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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, 1995 - Aug 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Ukraine
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Ukraine decreased to 13.20 percent in August from 14.10 percent in July of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Ukraine 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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U.S. projected annual inflation rate 2010-2029

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Dataset updated
Aug 21, 2024
Dataset authored and provided by
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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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