Annual average rate of change in Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices (HICPs)

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.

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	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
European Union (changing composition)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.7 ^(e)	1.3	1.2	1.9	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.3	3.7	1.0	2.1	3.1
Euro area (changing composition)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.6 ^(e)	1.1	1.1	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	3.3	0.3	1.6	2.7
Euro area (17 countries)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.7 ^(e)	1.2	1.2	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	3.3	0.3	1.6	2.7
Euro area (16 countries)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Belgium	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.5	0.9	1.1	2.7	2.4	1.6	1.5	1.9	2.5	2.3	1.8	4.5	0.0	2.3	3.5
Bulgaria	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	18.7	2.6	10.3	7.4	5.8	2.3	6.1	6.0	7.4	7.6	12.0	2.5	3.0	3.4
Czech Republic	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	8.0	9.7	1.8	3.9	4.5	1.4	-0.1	2.6	1.6	2.1	3.0	6.3	0.6	1.2	2.1
Denmark	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2.0	1.3	2.1	2.7	2.3	2.4	2.0	0.9	1.7	1.9	1.7	3.6	1.1	2.2	2.7
Germany	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.5	0.6	0.6	1.4	1.9	1.4	1.0	1.8	1.9	1.8	2.3	2.8	0.2	1.2	2.5
Estonia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9.3	8.8	3.1	3.9	5.6	3.6	1.4	3.0	4.1	4.4	6.7	10.6	0.2	2.7	5.1
Ireland	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.3 ^(e)	2.1	2.5	5.3	4.0	4.7	4.0	2.3	2.2	2.7	2.9	3.1	-1.7	-1.6	1.2
Greece	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5.4	4.5	2.1	2.9	3.7	3.9	3.4	3.0	3.5	3.3	3.0	4.2	1.3	4.7	3.1
Spain	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.9	1.8	2.2	3.5	2.8	3.6	3.1	3.1	3.4	3.6	2.8	4.1	-0.2	2.0	3.1
France	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.3	0.7	0.6	1.8	1.8	1.9	2.2	2.3	1.9	1.9	1.6	3.2	0.1	1.7	2.3
Italy	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.9	2.0	1.7	2.6	2.3	2.6	2.8	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.0	3.5	0.8	1.6	2.9
Cyprus	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3.3	2.3	1.1	4.9	2.0	2.8	4.0	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.2	4.4	0.2	2.6	3.5
Latvia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	8.1	4.3	2.1	2.6	2.5	2.0	2.9	6.2	6.9	6.6	10.1	15.3	3.3	-1.2	4.2
Lithuania	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	10.3	5.4	1.5	1.1	1.6	0.3	-1.1	1.2	2.7	3.8	5.8	11.1	4.2	1.2	4.1
Luxembourg	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.4	1.0	1.0	3.8	2.4	2.1	2.5	3.2	3.8	3.0	2.7	4.1	0.0	2.8	3.7
Hungary	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	18.5 ⁽ⁱ⁾	14.2 ⁽ⁱ⁾	10.0 ⁽ⁱ⁾	10.0 ⁽ⁱ⁾	9.1 ⁽ⁱ⁾	5.2	4.7	6.8	3.5	4.0	7.9	6.0	4.0	4.7	3.9
Malta	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3.9	3.7	2.3	3.0	2.5	2.6	1.9	2.7	2.5	2.6	0.7	4.7	1.8	2.0	2.5
Netherlands	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.9	1.8	2.0	2.3	5.1	3.9	2.2	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.6	2.2	1.0	0.9	2.5
Austria	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.2	0.8	0.5	2.0	2.3	1.7	1.3	2.0	2.1	1.7	2.2	3.2	0.4	1.7	3.6
Poland	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	15.0 ^(ei)	11.8 ^(ei)	7.2 ^(ei)	10.1	5.3	1.9	0.7	3.6	2.2	1.3	2.6	4.2	4.0	2.7	3.9
Portugal	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.9	2.2	2.2	2.8	4.4	3.7	3.3	2.5	2.1	3.0	2.4	2.7	-0.9	1.4	3.6
Romania	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	154.8 ⁽ⁱ⁾	59.1 ⁽ⁱ⁾	45.8 ⁽ⁱ⁾	45.7 ⁽ⁱ⁾	34.5 ⁽ⁱ⁾	22.5 ⁽ⁱ⁾	15.3 ⁽ⁱ⁾	11.9 ⁽ⁱ⁾	9.1 ⁽ⁱ⁾	6.6	4.9	7.9	5.6	6.1	5.8
Slovenia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	8.3	7.9	6.1	8.9	8.6	7.5	5.7	3.7	2.5	2.5	3.8	5.5	0.9	2.1	2.1
Slovakia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	6.0	6.7	10.4	12.2	7.2	3.5	8.4	7.5	2.8	4.3	1.9	3.9	0.9	0.7	4.1
Finland	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.2	1.3	1.3	2.9	2.7	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.8	1.3	1.6	3.9	1.6	1.7	3.3
Sweden	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.8	1.0	0.5	1.3	2.7	1.9	2.3	1.0	0.8	1.5	1.7	3.3	1.9	1.9	1.4
United Kingdom	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.8	1.6	1.3	0.8	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	2.1	2.3	2.3	3.6	2.2	3.3	4.5
Iceland	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.8	1.3	2.1	4.4	6.6	5.3	1.4	2.3	1.4	4.6	3.6	12.8	16.3	7.5	4.2
Norway	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2.6	2.0	2.1	3.0	2.7	0.8	2.0	0.6	1.5	2.5	0.7	3.4	2.3	2.3	1.2
Switzerland	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.0	0.8	2.3	-0.7	0.6	0.1
Montenegro	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Croatia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3.7 ⁽ⁱ⁾	4.5 ⁽ⁱ⁾	4.3 ⁽ⁱ⁾	2.5 ⁽ⁱ⁾	2.4 ⁽ⁱ⁾	2.1 ⁽ⁱ⁾	3.0 ⁽ⁱ⁾	3.3 ⁽ⁱ⁾	2.7 ⁽ⁱ⁾	5.8 ⁽ⁱ⁾	2.2 ⁽ⁱ⁾	1.1 ⁽ⁱ⁾	2.2 ⁽ⁱ⁾
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Turkey	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	85.6 ⁽ⁱ⁾	82.1 ⁽ⁱ⁾	61.4 ⁽ⁱ⁾	53.2 ⁽ⁱ⁾	56.8 ⁽ⁱ⁾	47.0 ⁽ⁱ⁾	25.3 ⁽ⁱ⁾	10.1 ⁽ⁱ⁾	8.1 ⁽ⁱ⁾	9.3 ⁽ⁱ⁾	8.8 ⁽ⁱ⁾	10.4 ⁽ⁱ⁾	6.3 ⁽ⁱ⁾	8.6 ⁽ⁱ⁾	6.5 ⁽ⁱ⁾
United States	5.4	4.2	3.0	3.0	2.6	2.8	3.0	2.3	1.6	2.2	3.4	2.8	1.6	2.3	2.7	3.4	3.2	2.8	3.8	-0.4	1.6	..
Japan	3.1	3.3	1.6	1.3	0.7	-0.1	0.1	1.8	0.6	-0.3	-0.7	-0.7	-0.9	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0.3	0.0	1.4	-1.4	-0.7	..

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(e) - estimated
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Source: Eurostat