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% Annual inflation

Historical annual inflation

	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan	1.4	2.7	2.5	4.0	2.6	1.3
Feb	1.4	2.5	2.5	3.6	3.2	1.3
Mar	1.5	2.6	2.4	3.3	3.1	1.6
Apr	2.9	1.5	3.0	3.4	3.5	1.3
May	3.3	1.0	3.0	3.3	3.7	1.4
Jun	3.9	1.1	2.9	3.4	3.5	1.6
Jul	3.8	1.6	2.8	3.2	3.6	1.9
Aug	4.8	0.5	2.6	3.5	3.9	1.8
Sep		1.1	2.4	3.3	3.9	2.0
Oct		1.3	2.1	3.3	4.0	2.0
Nov		0.9	2.2	3.2	3.9	2.2
Dec		1.2	2.2	2.7	4.1	2.5

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	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan	1.4	2.7	2.5	4.0	2.6	1.3
Feb	1.4	2.5	2.5	3.6	3.2	1.3
Mar	1.5	2.6	2.4	3.3	3.1	1.6
Apr	2.9	1.5	3.0	3.4	3.5	1.3
May	3.3	1.0	3.0	3.3	3.7	1.4
Jun	3.9	1.1	2.9	3.4	3.5	1.6
Jul	3.8	1.6	2.8	3.2	3.6	1.9
Aug	4.8	0.5	2.6	3.5	3.9	1.8
Sep		1.1	2.4	3.3	3.9	2.0
Oct		1.3	2.1	3.3	4.0	2.0
Nov		0.9	2.2	3.2	3.9	2.2
Dec		1.2	2.2	2.7	4.1	2.5

	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan	1.4	2.7	2.5	4.0	2.6	1.3
Feb	1.4	2.5	2.5	3.6	3.2	1.3
Mar	1.5	2.6	2.4	3.3	3.1	1.6
Apr	2.9	1.5	3.0	3.4	3.5	1.3
May	3.3	1.0	3.0	3.3	3.7	1.4
Jun	3.9	1.1	2.9	3.4	3.5	1.6
Jul	3.8	1.6	2.8	3.2	3.6	1.9
Aug	4.8	0.5	2.6	3.5	3.9	1.8
Sep		1.1	2.4	3.3	3.9	2.0
Oct		1.3	2.1	3.3	4.0	2.0
Nov		0.9	2.2	3.2	3.9	2.2
Dec		1.2	2.2	2.7	4.1	2.5

	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan	1.4	2.7	2.5	4.0	2.6	1.3
Feb	1.4	2.5	2.5	3.6	3.2	1.3
Mar	1.5	2.6	2.4	3.3	3.1	1.6
Apr	2.9	1.5	3.0	3.4	3.5	1.3
May	3.3	1.0	3.0	3.3	3.7	1.4
Jun	3.9	1.1	2.9	3.4	3.5	1.6
Jul	3.8	1.6	2.8	3.2	3.6	1.9
Aug	4.8	0.5	2.6	3.5	3.9	1.8
Sep		1.1	2.4	3.3	3.9	2.0
Oct		1.3	2.1	3.3	4.0	2.0
Nov		0.9	2.2	3.2	3.9	2.2
Dec		1.2	2.2	2.7	4.1	2.5