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Inflation rate in Ireland by year since 1960

Inflation rate by country in 1975

Annual consumer price inflation in 1975 for 21 countries, from official consumer price indexes.

RankCountryAnnual inflation
1South Korea25.3%
2UK24.2%
3Finland17.8%
4Italy17%
5Spain17%
6Australia15.2%
7Portugal15%
8Belgium12.8%
9Japan11.7%
10Norway11.7%
11France11.6%
12Canada10.6%
13Netherlands10.2%
14Sweden9.8%
15Denmark9.6%
16U.S.9.2%
17Austria8.4%
18Switzerland6.7%
19Germany5.9%

Other years

Annual inflation = average consumer price index for the year ÷ the previous year’s average − 1. Source: OECD annual consumer price indexes; the most recent years for the U.S. and Japan are extended with national indexes (BLS, Statistics Bureau of Japan). Monthly 12-month rates published by national agencies can differ.

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