China Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.9% (2008 est.)
4.8% (2007 est.)

Year	Inflation rate (consumer prices)	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	-.80 %	214		2002 est.
2004	1.20 %	183	-250.00 %	2003 est.
2005	4.10 %	132	241.67 %	2004 est.
2006	1.80 %	42	-56.10 %	2005 est.
2007	1.50 %	28	-16.67 %	2006 est.
2008	4.80 %	118	220.00 %	2007 est.
2009	5.90 %	96	22.92 %	2008 est.

Definition: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Inflation, average consumer prices

Note: Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Units: Annual percent change

Country-specific Note: See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index, 2000=100).

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2009 World Economic Outlook

Year	Inflation, average consumer prices	Percent Change
1980	5.988
1981	2.383	-60.20 %
1982	1.928	-19.09 %
1983	1.5	-22.20 %
1984	2.828	88.53 %
1985	9.3	228.85 %
1986	6.5	-30.11 %
1987	7.3	12.31 %
1988	18.8	157.53 %
1989	18	-4.26 %
1990	3.1	-82.78 %
1991	3.4	9.68 %
1992	6.4	88.24 %
1993	14.7	129.69 %
1994	24.1	63.95 %
1995	17.1	-29.05 %
1996	8.3	-51.46 %
1997	2.8	-66.27 %
1998	-0.8	-128.57 %
1999	-1.4	75.00 %
2000	0.4	-128.57 %
2001	0.725	81.25 %
2002	-0.767	-205.79 %
2003	1.167	-252.15 %
2004	3.9	234.19 %
2005	1.817	-53.41 %
2006	1.467	-19.26 %
2007	4.767	224.95 %
2008	5.92	24.19 %
2009	-0.055	-100.93 %