Tunisia - Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

The value for Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in Tunisia was 173.44 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 173.44 in 2021 and a minimum value of 28.85 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 28.85
1984 31.42
1985 33.70
1986 35.78
1987 38.72
1988 41.51
1989 44.72
1990 47.65
1991 51.55
1992 54.55
1993 56.72
1994 59.41
1995 63.11
1996 65.47
1997 67.86
1998 69.98
1999 71.86
2000 73.99
2001 75.46
2002 77.51
2003 79.61
2004 82.50
2005 84.17
2006 86.88
2007 89.46
2008 93.35
2009 96.77
2010 100.00
2011 103.24
2012 108.00
2013 113.74
2014 119.00
2015 124.28
2016 128.80
2017 135.63
2018 145.54
2019 155.33
2020 164.08
2021 173.44

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