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Inflation rate in Ireland by year since 1960

Inflation rate by country in 2005

In 2005, annual inflation in Ireland was 2.5%, ranking 6 of 21 countries. The highest was U.S. at 3.4%.

RankCountryAnnual inflation
1U.S.3.4%
2Spain3.4%
3South Korea2.8%
4Belgium2.8%
5Australia2.7%
6Ireland2.5%
7Austria2.3%
8Portugal2.3%
9Canada2.2%
10Poland2.2%
11UK2.1%
12Italy2%
13Denmark1.8%
14France1.7%
15Netherlands1.7%
16Germany1.6%
17Norway1.5%
18Switzerland1.2%
19Finland0.6%
20Sweden0.4%
21Japan-0.3%

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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