Hong Kong SAR, China - Inflation
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 2.34 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.34 in 1991 and a minimum value of -4.02 in 1999.
Definition: 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.
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 11.00 |
| 1983 | 9.91 |
| 1984 | 8.73 |
| 1985 | 3.63 |
| 1986 | 3.50 |
| 1987 | 5.56 |
| 1988 | 8.01 |
| 1989 | 10.17 |
| 1990 | 10.19 |
| 1991 | 11.34 |
| 1992 | 9.56 |
| 1993 | 8.73 |
| 1994 | 8.82 |
| 1995 | 9.07 |
| 1996 | 6.32 |
| 1997 | 5.84 |
| 1998 | 2.86 |
| 1999 | -4.02 |
| 2000 | -3.69 |
| 2001 | -1.66 |
| 2002 | -3.06 |
| 2003 | -2.50 |
| 2004 | -0.45 |
| 2005 | 0.90 |
| 2006 | 2.11 |
| 2007 | 1.96 |
| 2008 | 4.26 |
| 2009 | 0.61 |
| 2010 | 2.34 |
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)
The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.49 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.62 in 1979 and a minimum value of -6.15 in 2003.
Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.84 |
| 1962 | -1.67 |
| 1963 | 2.54 |
| 1964 | 3.20 |
| 1965 | -2.39 |
| 1966 | -4.21 |
| 1967 | 6.29 |
| 1968 | 3.49 |
| 1969 | 4.95 |
| 1970 | 8.60 |
| 1971 | 7.40 |
| 1972 | 8.75 |
| 1973 | 9.32 |
| 1974 | 11.82 |
| 1975 | 4.54 |
| 1976 | 9.38 |
| 1977 | 3.87 |
| 1978 | 7.90 |
| 1979 | 17.62 |
| 1980 | 15.53 |
| 1981 | 10.34 |
| 1982 | 9.77 |
| 1983 | 4.50 |
| 1984 | 9.63 |
| 1985 | 5.45 |
| 1986 | 3.80 |
| 1987 | 8.70 |
| 1988 | 9.01 |
| 1989 | 12.76 |
| 1990 | 7.50 |
| 1991 | 9.05 |
| 1992 | 9.93 |
| 1993 | 8.70 |
| 1994 | 6.47 |
| 1995 | 4.13 |
| 1996 | 5.76 |
| 1997 | 5.68 |
| 1998 | 0.78 |
| 1999 | -4.46 |
| 2000 | -3.64 |
| 2001 | -1.89 |
| 2002 | -3.46 |
| 2003 | -6.15 |
| 2004 | -3.54 |
| 2005 | -0.06 |
| 2006 | -0.29 |
| 2007 | 2.93 |
| 2008 | 1.46 |
| 2009 | -0.62 |
| 2010 | 0.49 |
Classification
Topic: Financial Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices
