Gerard Brady
Ceist:43 Mr. G. Brady asked the Taoiseach the annual rate of inflation for each of the past ten years.
Vol. 409 No. 9
43 Mr. G. Brady asked the Taoiseach the annual rate of inflation for each of the past ten years.
The rate of inflation is measured by the consumer price index. The annual percentage change in the index for the past ten years is given below.
Year |
Annual % Change |
|
1981 |
+ |
20.4 |
1982 |
+ |
17.1 |
1983 |
+ |
10.4 |
1984 |
+ |
8.6 |
1985 |
+ |
5.4 |
1986 |
+ |
3.9 |
1987 |
+ |
3.2 |
1988 |
+ |
2.1 |
1989 |
+ |
4.0 |
1990 |
+ |
3.4 |
12 months ending |
||
Feb. 1991* |
+ |
2.9 |