Chad - Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

The value for Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in Chad was 122.95 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 122.95 in 2020 and a minimum value of 38.13 in 1983.

Definition: Consumer price index reflects changes 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. Data are period averages.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1983 38.13
1984 45.85
1985 48.22
1986 41.92
1987 39.42
1988 45.52
1989 43.84
1990 43.51
1991 44.90
1992 43.51
1993 39.84
1994 56.46
1995 61.68
1996 68.66
1997 72.49
1998 75.58
1999 69.51
2000 72.17
2001 81.14
2002 85.35
2003 83.86
2004 79.37
2005 85.63
2006 92.51
2007 84.21
2008 92.88
2009 102.12
2010 100.00
2011 102.03
2012 109.70
2013 109.94
2014 111.79
2015 116.69
2016 115.76
2017 113.98
2018 118.85
2019 117.70
2020 122.95

Development Relevance: A general and continuing increase in an economy’s price level is called inflation. The increase in the average prices of goods and services in the economy should be distinguished from a change in the relative prices of individual goods and services. Generally accompanying an overall increase in the price level is a change in the structure of relative prices, but it is only the average increase, not the relative price changes, that constitutes inflation. A commonly used measure of inflation is the consumer price index, which measures the prices of a representative basket of goods and services purchased by a typical household. The consumer price index is usually calculated on the basis of periodic surveys of consumer prices. Other price indices are derived implicitly from indexes of current and constant price series.

Limitations and Exceptions: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Consumer price indexes are constructed explicitly, using surveys of the cost of a defined basket of consumer goods and services.

Base Period: 2010

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices