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This template defaults to calculating the inflation of Consumer Price Index values: staples, workers' rent, small service bills (doctor's costs, train tickets). For inflating capital expenses, government expenses, or the personal wealth and expenditure of the rich, the US-GDP or UK-GDP indexes should be used, which calculate inflation based on the gross domestic product (GDP) for the United States and United Kingdom, respectively.

Do not assume that using this template will mean that a calculated value is "current", "as of 2024", "as of 2023" or even necessarily "recent". Per MOS:REALTIME, statements made using this template should either specify an end_year, or rely on |fmt=eq or ((Inflation/year)) to automatically indicate the latest year this template provides an inflation calculation. Do not use ((CURRENTYEAR)).

This template is used on approximately 21,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

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This template calculates inflation based on several inflation index data sets. The template uses an identification code for an inflation index (usually a country code), an original value, an original start_year and either a specific reference end_year or by default the latest currently available end year,^[1] and calculates the equivalent value from historical economic changes between the original and reference years. For example, this template calls the United States inflation table located in the sub-template Template:Inflation/US/dataset to perform the U.S. calculation.

Aside from a convenient way to calculate values from different specified time periods, this template allows a regularly automatically updated calculation of value based on the most recent available inflation data. Whenever inflation tables are updated, potentially annually, all articles using this template have their displayed values updated accordingly.

For US currency, a simplified wrapper template exists, ((USDCY)), which turns e.g. "((USDCY|6.66|1899))" into "($234.00 in 2022)".

Usage

((Inflation|index|value|start_year))
((Inflation|index|value|start_year|end_year))
((Inflation|index|value|start_year|r=decimals|fmt=c))
((Inflation|index|value|start_year|r=decimals|fmt=eq))
((Inflation|index|value|start_year|r=decimals|fmt=eq|cursign=X))

The supported countries are listed below, with their index and available data periods:

`index`	Country	`start_year` minimum	`end_year` maximum
AR	Argentina^[2]	1864	2020
AT	Austria^[3]	1440	2018
AU	Australia^[4]	1850	2022
AU-road	Australia [...?]^[5]	1998	2018
BD	Bangladesh^[6]	1986	2022
BE	Belgium^[7]	1399	2020
BR	Brazil^[8]	1820	2020
CA	Canada^[9]	1688	2021
CH	Switzerland^[10]	1501	2021
CL	Chile^[11]	1661	2020
CN	China^[12]	961	2019
DE	Germany^[13]^{[dead link]}	1500	2021
DK	Denmark^[14]	1502	2022
EG	Egypt^[15]	1915	2018
ES	Spain^[16]	1276	2022
EU	Euro (European Union)^[17]	1996	2021
FI	Finland^[18]	1914	2007
FR	France^[19]	1262	2022
GR	Greece^[20]	1833	2007
HK	Hong Kong^[21]	1947	2020
ID	Indonesia^[22]	1820	2007
IL	Israel^[23]	1951	2021
IN	India^[24]	1595	2023
IR	Iran^[25]	1315	1398
IS	Iceland^[26]	1849	2020
IT	Italy^[27]	1326	2020
JP	Japan^[28]	1868	2019
MX	Mexico^[29]	1525	2007
NL	Netherlands^[30]	1450	2016
NO	Norway^[31]	1492	2017
NZ	New Zealand^[32]	1862	2021
PE	Peru^[33]	1564	2017
PH	Philippines^[34]	1899	2021
PK	Pakistan^[35]	1960	2021
PL	Poland^[36]	1409	2021
PT	Portugal^[37]	1672	2007
RU	Russia^[38]	1548	2007
SE	Sweden^[39]	1290	2009
SG	Singapore^[40]	1961	2022
TH	Thailand^[41]	1820	2020
TR	Turkey^[42]	1585	2021
TW	Taiwan^[43]	1903	2021
UK	United Kingdom^[44]	1209	2021
UK-GDP	United Kingdom GDP deflator^[45]	1700	2019
US	United States^[46]	1634	2022
US-GDP	United States GDP deflator^[47]	1790	2022
ZAR	South Africa^[48]	1652	2018
KRW	South Korea^[49]	1906	2017

Parameters

|index= (parameter 1), required, an index code for one of several available inflation indexes.
|value= (parameter 2), required, original price or value from which to base the inflation calculation on. Will ignore any commas, but must not have a currency symbol.
|start_year= (parameter 3), required, original year from which to base the inflation calculation on. Must be a year available in the chosen inflation index. As an exception to this, if the current year is specified and no end_year is specified, the template will output value unchanged, as it can be assumed an inflation of zero.
|end_year= (parameter 4), optional, reference year for which to calculate inflation. Must be higher (later) than start_year, but not higher than the highest (most recent) year available in the chosen inflation index, and will default to the highest (most recent) available year if omitted.
|r=digit sets the digits to which the value must be rounded. A negative value indicates rounding to an upper significant digit, and a positive value indicates a fractional digit including trailing zeros. Defaults to 0, i.e., without cents.
|fmt=c will insert thousands separator commas into the calculated value.
|fmt=eq will show an equivalent-to phrase, in the format, "equivalent to cursignend_value in end_year". Uses thousands separator commas.
- |cursign= will set the currency symbol to be shown. Only functions when |fmt=eq is used. Can use advanced symbol formats, but can only precede the calculated value. Default is $.
- |orig=yes will display the original value too, with the currency sign provided.

Examples

Y ((Inflation|KRW|100|2000)) → 155
Y ((Inflation|DE|100|2000)) → 70
Y ((Inflation|US|595|1982)) → 1804
Y ((Inflation|US|595|1982|fmt=eq)) → equivalent to $1,804 in 2022
Y ((Inflation|US|800|1942|fmt=eq|r=-3)) → equivalent to $14,000 in 2022
Y ((Inflation|US|100|2010|2012|fmt=eq|r=2)) → equivalent to $105.28 in 2012
Y US$595 (((Inflation|US|595|1982|fmt=eq))) → US$595 (equivalent to $1,804 in 2022)
Y US$595 (((Inflation|US|595|1982|fmt=eq|cursign=[[United States dollar|US$]]))) → US$595 (equivalent to US$1,804 in 2022)
Y $21 million (equivalent to $((Inflation|US|21|2005|r=2)) million in ((Inflation/year|US))) → $21 million (equivalent to $31.47 million in 2022)
Y ((Inflation|UK|1|1209|fmt=eq|cursign=£)) → equivalent to £1,499 in 2021
Y ((Inflation|AU|100|2024|fmt=eq)) → equivalent to $100 in 2024
Y $((Inflation|US|100|2024)) in ((Inflation/year|US)) → $100 in 2022
Y ((Inflation|UK|100|1982|fmt=eq|orig=yes|cursign=£)) → £100 (equivalent to £375 in 2021)

It is possible to use the template in incorrect ways without producing error messages. Please read the warnings and appropriate uses of this template at the beginning of the template description.

N ((Inflation|UK|10|1971|fmt=eq)) → equivalent to $150 in 2021 (Omitting the |cursign= parameter will show the $ symbol by default, which is the wrong currency symbol for British currency)
Y ((Inflation|UK|10|1971|fmt=eq|cursign=£)) → equivalent to £150 in 2021
N $595 ($((Inflation|US|595|1982|fmt=c)) today) → $595 ($1,804 today) (Misleading time reference)
N $595 ($((Inflation|US|595|1982|fmt=c)) in ((CURRENTYEAR))) → $595 ($1,804 in 2024) (Misleading time reference)
N $100 ($((Inflation|US|595|1982|fmt=c)) adjusted for inflation) → $100 ($1,804 adjusted for inflation) (Misleading time reference)
Y $595 (((Inflation|US|595|1982|fmt=eq))) → $595 (equivalent to $1,804 in 2022)
Y $595 (equivalent to $((Inflation|US|595|1982|fmt=c)) in ((Inflation/year|US))) → $595 (equivalent to $1,804 in 2022)
N Jane Doe amassed a fortune of $1 billion in 1975, making her worth $((Inflation|US|1|1975|fmt=c)) billion in ((Inflation/year|US)). → Jane Doe amassed a fortune of $1 billion in 1975, making her worth $5 billion in 2022. (CPI is not for personal wealth of the wealthy – use GDP deflator instead)
N Jane Doe amassed a fortune of $1 billion in 1975, equivalent to $((Inflation|US|1|1975|fmt=c)) billion in ((Inflation/year|US)). → Jane Doe amassed a fortune of $1 billion in 1975, equivalent to $5 billion in 2022. (CPI is not for personal wealth of the wealthy – use GDP deflator instead)
Y Jane Doe amassed a fortune of $1 billion in 1975, equivalent to $((Inflation|US-GDP|1|1975|fmt=c)) billion in ((Inflation/year|US-GDP)). → Jane Doe amassed a fortune of $1 billion in 1975, equivalent to $4 billion in 2022

Entering invalid parameters or omitting required parameters will result in an error message and categorization into Category:Pages with errors in inflation template.

N ((Inflation)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |index= (parameter 1), |value= (parameter 2) and |start_year= (parameter 3) must be specified.
N ((Inflation|abc)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |value= (parameter 2) and |start_year= (parameter 3) must be specified.
N ((Inflation|AU)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |value= (parameter 2) and |start_year= (parameter 3) must be specified.
N ((Inflation|AU|100)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |start_year= (parameter 3) must be specified.
N ((Inflation|abc|€100|1980)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |index=abc (parameter 1) not a recognized index.
N ((Inflation|DE|€100|1980)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): NaN, check parameters for non-numeric data: |value=€100 (parameter 2).
N ((Inflation|DE|€100|zzzz|zzzz|r=zzzz)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): NaN, check parameters for non-numeric data: |value=€100 (parameter 2), |start_year=zzzz (parameter 3), |end_year=zzzz (parameter 4) and |r=zzzz.
N ((Inflation|AU|100|1200|2025)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |start_year=1200 (parameter 3) is lower than the earliest available year (1850) in index "AU" and |end_year=2025 (parameter 4) is greater than the latest available year (2022) in index "AU".
N ((Inflation|AU|100|2005|2004)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |start_year=2005 (parameter 3) is greater than |end_year=2004 (parameter 4). (see the Limitations section below)
N ((Inflation|AU|100|2005|2025|fmt=eq)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |end_year=2025 (parameter 4) is greater than the latest available year (2022) in index "AU".
N ((Inflation|AU|100|2024|2025|fmt=eq)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |end_year=2025 (parameter 4) is greater than the latest available year (2022) in index "AU".
N ((Inflation|AU|100|2024|1905|fmt=eq)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |start_year=2024 (parameter 3) is greater than |end_year=1905 (parameter 4).
N ((Inflation|AU|100|2025|fmt=eq)) → Error when using ((Inflation)): |start_year=2025 (parameter 3) is greater than the latest available year (2022) in index "AU".

Tips & tricks

Currency conversion

Many datasets are currency agnostic, which means they don't convert between different currencies (or for currency redenominations). Thus, if you wanted to know today's equivalent value of 1,000.00 Austrian schillings in 1960, entering ((Inflation|AT|1000|1960|r=2)) would provide a result (6550.14) still in schillings, not in euros.

Consequently, if you need a result in a currency other than the one in which the original value is stated, for now you must do the conversion manually, as in the following example which uses the defined conversion rate of 13.7603 schillings to one Euro:

Y ((#expr:(((Inflation|AT|1000|1960|r=2)) / 13.7603) round 2)) → 476.02

Instead of manually inputting a conversion for the Euro from a national currency, it is possible to divide by ((FixedEuroRate)) instead.

Some datasets are not currency agnostic; check the sources for each dataset to determine this.

ToDo A currency conversion template to ease these conversion tasks is planned. This section will be updated accordingly once it's developed.

Non-decimal inputs

The template does not accept non-decimal inputs such as £sd; these must be decimalized beforehand. For example, if you wanted to know the value of three shillings and sixpence (3s 6d) Sterling in 1950 in 2018, you must convert to the appropriate decimal value (in this case £0.175) for use in the template:

Y ((Inflation|GBP|0.175|1950|2018)) → 6

For £sd specifically ((Pounds, shillings, and pence)) can be used to convert to decimal. For other non-decimal currencies, such as the old Indian rupee, templates can be made for decimalization upon request.

Y ((Inflation|GBP|((Pounds, shillings, and pence|s=3|d=6))|1950|2018|r=0|fmt=eq|cursign=£)) → equivalent to £6 in 2018

Y ((Inflation|UK|((Pounds, shillings, and pence|s=10|d=6))|1865|fmt=eq|cursign=£)) → equivalent to £54 in 2021

Rounding

By default the values are calculated to the unit, as for all but very low values cents are undesirable. You can specify rounding with the |r= parameter which determines the number of decimals. To obtain cents use |r=2, but other values can be used, including negative ones: |r=-3, for example, will round to the nearest thousand, |r=-6 to the nearest million, and so on. It is advisable to avoid false precision; even if the start value is known to be exact, the template's result will not be because the inflation index tables are rarely accurate to more than about 1%, and a granularity of whole years is used.

Very large results

Very large results are expressed in scientific notation ("1.2E+14" instead of "120000000000000") which is normally not desirable. A workaround is to express the value to be inflated with fewer digits, adding a multiplier text such as "trillion" after the result, using the "Show preview" button as many times as needed, changing parameters until the best result is found:

Y $((Inflation|US-GDP|1000000000000|1900|r=-11|fmt=c)) → $29,100,000,000,000
N $((Inflation|US-GDP|10000000000000|1900|r=-12|fmt=c)) → $291,000,000,000,000
N $((Inflation|US-GDP|10000000000|1900|r=-9|fmt=c)) thousand → $291,000,000,000 thousand
Y $((Inflation|US-GDP|10000000|1900|r=-6|fmt=c)) million → $291,000,000 million
Y $((Inflation|US-GDP|10000|1900|r=-3|fmt=c)) billion → $291,000 billion
Y $((Inflation|US-GDP|10|1900|fmt=c)) trillion → $291 trillion

The following section provides an automated way of avoiding this trial and error scenario.

Format price

((Format price)) is a template specifically designed to display price values, both big and small, in a readable way. For example, instead of showing the whole of a huge number such as "953,783,409,856.12", it would show it as "954 billion", while small numbers have their cents part appearing as expected, "1234.5" being properly shown as "1,235".

Y $((Format price|((Inflation|US-GDP|10000000000000|1900)))) → $291 trillion
Y $((Format price|((Inflation|US-GDP|1000000|1990)))) → $1.99 million
Y DM ((Format price|((Inflation|DE|1000000|1957|1978)))) → DM 2.01 million
Y £((Format price|((Inflation|UK-GDP|1000|1323)))) → £699,508

Citing inflation data sources

It's a good practice to provide a valid reference for the prices calculated with this template in articles where it's used. The template ((Inflation/fn)) was developed to ease this task. It accepts as its single parameter the same country codes used here, and will generate one or more appropriate footnotes. Typically, this is how a piece of text using it looks like:

In 1985 a unit cost on average $1,040. This is ((Inflation|US|1040|1985|fmt=eq)).((Inflation/fn|US))

Resulting in this converted code (notice the footnote link at the end):

In 1985 a unit cost on average $1,040. This is equivalent to $2,830 in 2022.^[46]

The footnote thus generated appears whenever ((reflist)) or <references /> is used in an article, usually in its "References" section. See below for the live example in this document's own References section, or click the above generated footnote to jump to it.

Limitations

Currently it isn't possible to "de-inflate" a value to what it would have been in a previous year. If you need this functionality, please request it at the talk page. Adding it won't be difficult, but there's no point in doing so before someone actually needs it.
Substitution isn't supported at all. Trying to ((subst:Inflation|...)) would only result in a long sequence of embedded parser code without any direct benefit. If you need to obtain an inflated price only once, please use the special ExpandTemplates page then copy the result and paste it at the desired location.

Developer documentation

An inflation series represents templates in the following categories:

Template:Inflation/index
Template:Inflation/index/dataset
Template:Inflation/index/startyear
Template:Inflation/doc/index (Which is then displayed at Inflation/name/dataset as the documentation, and needs to refer to the original data source)

Modifications need to be made to:

Current subpages:

In this templatespace:

Template:

Inflation

Template talk:

Inflation

Useful sources

Historical Prices and Wages (HPW): Datafiles: Includes inflation 1800–2000, which has data for a very large number of countries, most dating back to the early 20th century and ending in 2007, and various other very long term datafiles.
Global Price and Income History Group: Partially duplicates the above sources, but has a lot of pre-1950s data on many parts of the world
Bank of International Settlements: Has long term data for more than 50 countries and is updated regularly.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Inflation in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Inflation

This template calculates inflation based on several inflation index data sets. Note that this template defaults to calculating the inflation of Consumer Price Index values: staples, workers' rent, small service bills (doctor's costs, train tickets). For inflating capital expenses, government expenses, or the personal wealth and expenditure of the rich, the US-GDP or UK-GDP indexes should be used, which calculate inflation based on the [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) for the [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]], respectively.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Index	`index` `1`	An index code for one of several available inflation indexes. One of AU, AU-road, BD, CA, DE, IN, JP, PH, PK, UK, UK-GDP, US, US-GDP, ZAR, and various others. Example US	String	required
Value	`value` `2`	Original price or value from which to base the inflation calculation on. Will ignore any commas. Example 1000	Number	required
Start year	`start_year` `3`	Original year from which to base the inflation calculation on. Must be a year available in the chosen inflation index. As an exception to this, if the current year is specified and no 'End year' is specified, the template will output value unchanged, as it can be assumed an inflation of zero. Example 1975	Number	required
End year	`end_year` `4`	Reference year for which to calculate inflation. Must be higher (later) than 'Start year', but not higher than the highest (most recent) year available in the chosen inflation index, and will default to the highest (most recent) available year if omitted. Example 2015	Number	optional
Number of digits	`r`	Sets the digits to which the value must be rounded. A negative value indicates rounding to an upper significant digit, and a positive value indicates a fractional digit including trailing zeros. Defaults to 0. Default 0 Example 1	Number	optional
Format	`fmt`	"c" will insert thousands separator commas into the calculated value. "eq" will show an equivalent-to phrase, in the format, "equivalent to (cursign)(end_value) in (end_year)". Uses thousands separator commas. Example eq	String	optional
Currency sign	`cursign`	Sets the currency symbol to be shown. Only functions when Format "eq" is used. Can use advanced symbol formats, but can only precede the calculated value. Default is $. Default $ Example €	String	optional

References

^ How recently depends on how the data set for each country is constructed, and on the internal tables being updated accordingly every January. Some data tables provide inflation data up to December 31, 2023, others up to roughly June-July 2023, and others yet up to December 31, 2022.
^ 1864 to 1912: Jeffrey G. Williamson, 1998. Real Wages and Relative Factor Prices in the Third World 1820-1940: Latin America, Appendix, Nominal Wage, Cost of Living, Real Wage, and Land Price in Argentina, 1864-1940 Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 1853, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research, 1913 to 1993: Coos Santing, 2007, Inflation 1800-2000, data from OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Economic Outlook. Historical Statistics and Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics, Africa, Asia and Oceania 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, International Historical Statistics, Europe 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, and International Historical Statistics, The Americas 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, 1994 to 2020: Bank for International Settlements, Consumer prices
^ 1440 to 1799: Robert C. Allen, Prices and Wages in Vienna, 1439-1913 1800 to 2018: Gerald Hubmann & Clemens Jobst & Michaela Maier, 2020. A new long-run consumer price index for Austria (1800–2018), Monetary Policy & the Economy, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, issue Q3/20, pages 61-88.
^ AU = 1850-1901: McLean, I.W. (1999), Consumer Prices and Expenditure Patterns in Australia 1850–1914. Australian Economic History Review, 39: 1-28 (taken W6 series from Table A1, which represents the average inflation in all of Australian colonies). For later years, calculated using the pre-decimal inflation calculator provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia for each year, input: £94 8s (94.40 Australian pounds in decimal values), start year: 1901.
^ Inflated values automatically calculated using the "3101 Road and bridge construction Australia" series provided in Australian Bureau of Statistics (2014) 6427.0 – Producer Price Indexes, Australia, Mar 2014: Table 17 Output of the Construction industries, subdivision and class index numbers. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
^ Bangladesh – Consumer price index, International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.^{[dubious – discuss]}
^ 1399 to 1849: Robert C. Allen, Prices and Wages in Antwerp & Belgium, 1366-1913 1850 to 2020: Bank for International Settlements, Consumer prices
^ 1820 to 1911: Guilherme Alexandre Tombolo, O PIB brasileiro nos séculos XIX e XX: duzentos anos de flutuações econômicas – Curitiba, 2013 1912 to 2007: Coos Santing, 2007, Inflation 1800-2000, data from OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Economic Outlook. Historical Statistics and Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics, Africa, Asia and Oceania 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, International Historical Statistics, Europe 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, and International Historical Statistics, The Americas 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998
^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ 1501 to 1813: Roman Studer, Pascal Schuppli, Deflating Swiss Prices over the Past Five Centuries, Historical Methods, Summer 2008, Volume 41, Number 3. Afterwards, Switzerland inflation numbers based on FSO-EN to 2015, FSO-DE 2015-2021 "CPI, Global index on all index bases". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved May 14, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "LIK, Totalindex auf allen Indexbasen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
^ 1661-1805: Leticia Arroya Abad, Elwyn A. R. Davies, and Jan Luiten van Zanden, Prices and wages in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru 1807 : Guilherme Alexandre Tombolo, Evolución de los Precios en el Siglo XIX 1810 to 2006: 2007 to 2020: Bank for International Settlements, Consumer prices
^ 961-1359: Peter Lindert, China, rice prices 961-1910 (Liu) 1360 to 1729: Robert Allen, Jean-Pascal Bassino, Debin Ma, Christine Moll-Murata, and Jan Luiten Van Zanden Beijing prices 1738-1923 1924 to 1929: Yuru Wang, Urban Wholesale Price Change and Economic Growth in Modern China 1930 to 1948: Chang, K. (1963). The inflationary spiral; the experience in China, 1939-1950 [Cambridge]: Technology Press of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1949 to 1951: Burdekin, R.C.K., Wang, F. A Novel End to the Big Inflation in China in 1950 Economics of Planning 32, 211–229 (1999). 1952 to 1978: Gregory C. Chow, Peng Wang, The empirics of inflation in China, Economics Letters, Volume 109, Issue 1, 2010, ISSN 0165-1765. 1979 to 2019: National Bureau of Statistics of China, Consumer Price Index
^ 1500 to 1850: Ulrich Pfister, 2010. "Consumer prices and wages in Germany, 1500 - 1850," CQE Working Papers 1510, Center for Quantitative Economics (CQE), University of Muenster. 1851-1882: Coos Santing, 2007, Inflation 1800-2000, data from OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Economic Outlook. Historical Statistics and Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics, Africa, Asia and Oceania 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, International Historical Statistics, Europe 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, and International Historical Statistics, The Americas 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998. After 1883, German inflation numbers based on data available from the Deutsches Statistisches Bundesamt archive and GENESIS database.
^ 1502 to 2007: Kim Abildgren (2010) Consumer prices in Denmark 1502–2007, Scandinavian Economic History Review, 58:1, 2-24, 2008 to 2022: Statistics Denmark, Consumer price index, annual average (1900=100) by time
^ 1915 to 1993: Coos Santing, 2007, Inflation 1800-2000, data from OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Economic Outlook. Historical Statistics and Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics, Africa, Asia and Oceania 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, International Historical Statistics, Europe 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, and International Historical Statistics, The Americas 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998 1994 to 2018: World Bank Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Egypt, Arab Rep.
^ 1276 to 1850: Álvarez Nogal, Carlos; Prados de la Escosura, Leandro (2013). "The rise and fall of Spain (1270-1850)". The Economic History Review. Wiley. 66 (1): 1–37. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.2012.00656.x. 1850 to 1936: Maluquer de Motes i Bernet, Jordi (2006). "La paradisíaca estabilidad de la anteguerra: Elaboración de un índice de precios de consumo en España, 1830-1936" (PDF). Revista de Historia Económica (in Spanish). Madrid: Universidad Carlos III. 24 (2): 333–382. hdl:10016/12544. ISSN 0212-6109. 1936 to 1961: de Ojeda Eiseley, Alonso (1988). Índices de precios en España en el período 1913 - 1987. Madrid: Banco de España. ISBN 84-7793-007-4. 1961 to 2022: "Consumer Price Index for Spain". International Financial Statistics. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Eurostat, Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Euro area (19 countries) (CP0000EZ19M086NEST), retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, December 15, 2022. European Union, 1995-2016.
^ Coos Santing, 2007, Inflation 1800-2000, data from OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Economic Outlook. Historical Statistics and Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics, Africa, Asia and Oceania 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, International Historical Statistics, Europe 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998, and International Historical Statistics, The Americas 1750-1993 London : Macmillan ; New York : Stockton, 1998
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