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Inflation rate in the U.S. by year since 1960

Inflation rate by country in 2000

In 2000, annual inflation in the U.S. was 3.4%, ranking 4 of 21 countries. The highest was Poland at 9.9%.

RankCountryAnnual inflation
1Poland9.9%
2Ireland5.6%
3Australia4.5%
4U.S.3.4%
5Spain3.4%
6Norway3.1%
7Finland3%
8Denmark2.9%
9Portugal2.9%
10Canada2.7%
11Italy2.5%
12Belgium2.5%
13Netherlands2.4%
14South Korea2.3%
15Austria2.3%
16France1.7%
17Switzerland1.6%
18Germany1.4%
19UK1.1%
20Sweden0.9%
21Japan-0.7%

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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