Thomas P. Broughan
Question:81 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the current inflation rates in the 15 EU countries and in the remaining OECD members. [14801/00]
Vol. 519 No. 7
81 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the current inflation rates in the 15 EU countries and in the remaining OECD members. [14801/00]
The current inflation rates for the 15 EU countries and the remaining OECD members are set out in the following tables. The inflation rates in table 1 for EU countries are based on the harmonised index of consumer prices and, as such, are directly comparable. The rates for other OECD members included in table 2 are based on national consumer price indices and are not necessarily compiled on a comparable basis.
Table 1: Inflation rates for EU members –
April 2000.
Country |
HICP |
Belgium |
2.3% |
Germany |
1.6% |
Spain |
3.0% |
France |
1.4% |
Ireland |
5.0% |
Italy |
2.4% |
Luxembourg |
3.2% |
Netherlands |
1.7% |
Austria |
1.8% |
Portugal |
1.9% |
Finland |
2.5% |
Euro-11 |
1.9% |
Denmark |
2.9% |
Greece |
2.1% |
Sweden |
1.0% |
United Kingdom |
0.6% |
EU-15 |
1.7% |
Country |
Inflation Rate |
Australia *1 |
2.8% |
Canada *2 |
3.0% |
Czech Republic *2 |
3.9% |
Hungary *2 |
9.6% |
Iceland |
5.1% |
Japan *2 |
-0.5% |
Korea |
1.6% |
Mexico *2 |
10.1% |
New Zealand *1 |
1.5% |
Norway |
2.7% |
Poland *2 |
10.3% |
Switzerland |
1.4% |
Turkey |
63.8% |
United States |
3.0% |
OECD Total *2 |
4.1% |