Euro area | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.74118085 |
| 1961 | 1.87084961 |
| 1962 | 2.75266719 |
| 1963 | 2.92164112 |
| 1964 | 3.65673102 |
| 1965 | 3.6664828 |
| 1966 | 3.43237006 |
| 1967 | 2.98754607 |
| 1968 | 3.24282888 |
| 1969 | 2.64808571 |
| 1970 | 4.1406484 |
| 1971 | 5.01631943 |
| 1972 | 5.90625352 |
| 1973 | 7.91554615 |
| 1974 | 14.66484544 |
| 1975 | 12.22706292 |
| 1976 | 9.71142111 |
| 1977 | 9.76746474 |
| 1978 | 7.57371224 |
| 1979 | 8.4653349 |
| 1980 | 13.54006971 |
| 1981 | 11.50975584 |
| 1982 | 9.58492765 |
| 1983 | 8.6692716 |
| 1984 | 7.06765638 |
| 1985 | 5.19562195 |
| 1986 | 2.53852592 |
| 1987 | 3.15940764 |
| 1988 | 2.70081528 |
| 1989 | 3.76548048 |
| 1990 | 3.44831218 |
| 1991 | 4.0470326 |
| 1992 | 5.16378398 |
| 1993 | 4.56907174 |
| 1994 | 4.12992182 |
| 1995 | 4.22281614 |
| 1996 | 2.97892486 |
| 1997 | 2.10924563 |
| 1998 | 2.22770733 |
| 1999 | 1.66345995 |
| 2000 | 2.85303039 |
| 2001 | 2.78516543 |
| 2002 | 2.46532319 |
| 2003 | 2.09847219 |
| 2004 | 2.22567916 |
| 2005 | 2.48769665 |
| 2006 | 2.66631495 |
| 2007 | 2.45396528 |
| 2008 | 4.07534336 |
| 2009 | 0.368042 |
| 2010 | 1.52551602 |
| 2011 | 3.2894494 |
| 2012 | 2.48567562 |
| 2013 | 1.21999342 |
| 2014 | 0.24104743 |
| 2015 | 0.03751438 |
| 2016 | 0.18333486 |
| 2017 | 1.38145871 |
| 2018 | 1.70349795 |
| 2019 | 1.44565977 |
| 2020 | 0.2190649 |
| 2021 | 2.44608867 |
| 2022 | 8.39548298 |
Euro area | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.