European Union | 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 | 2.07713833 |
| 1962 | 3.55349866 |
| 1963 | 2.92164112 |
| 1964 | 3.4162804 |
| 1965 | 3.9866196 |
| 1966 | 3.70335719 |
| 1967 | 3.31932361 |
| 1968 | 3.24282888 |
| 1969 | 2.67462366 |
| 1970 | 4.50608893 |
| 1971 | 5.24097448 |
| 1972 | 6.0073897 |
| 1973 | 7.74908613 |
| 1974 | 13.16360261 |
| 1975 | 10.46757346 |
| 1976 | 9.3470528 |
| 1977 | 9.76746474 |
| 1978 | 7.75524596 |
| 1979 | 8.22168693 |
| 1980 | 12.91144233 |
| 1981 | 11.76738743 |
| 1982 | 9.58492765 |
| 1983 | 8.6692716 |
| 1984 | 7.67380262 |
| 1985 | 5.39549731 |
| 1986 | 3.67818412 |
| 1987 | 4.01999346 |
| 1988 | 4.53513301 |
| 1989 | 6.25983138 |
| 1990 | 6.14956531 |
| 1991 | 5.48474392 |
| 1992 | 6.2173754 |
| 1993 | 4.85416667 |
| 1994 | 4.71841374 |
| 1995 | 4.4266455 |
| 1996 | 3.55884559 |
| 1997 | 3.11207792 |
| 1998 | 2.41551787 |
| 1999 | 2.15717918 |
| 2000 | 3.15076707 |
| 2001 | 3.37396832 |
| 2002 | 2.42443661 |
| 2003 | 2.09199839 |
| 2004 | 2.28621707 |
| 2005 | 2.48769665 |
| 2006 | 2.66631495 |
| 2007 | 2.51066565 |
| 2008 | 4.16497194 |
| 2009 | 0.83926225 |
| 2010 | 1.5311227 |
| 2011 | 3.2894494 |
| 2012 | 2.66284166 |
| 2013 | 1.21999342 |
| 2014 | 0.19934383 |
| 2015 | -0.06164468 |
| 2016 | 0.18333486 |
| 2017 | 1.42910743 |
| 2018 | 1.73860862 |
| 2019 | 1.63052261 |
| 2020 | 0.47649885 |
| 2021 | 2.554507 |
| 2022 | 8.83369887 |
European Union | 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.