| Indice Armonizado de Precios de Consumo | ||||||||
| Inflation rates in %, measured by HICPs | ||||||||
| Annual rates | 12 Month Average Rates5 | Monthly rates | ||||||
| dic-05 | nov-05 | oct-05 | sep-05 | dic-04 | Dec 05-04 | dic-05 | ||
| dic-04 | nov-04 | nov-04 | sep-04 | dic-03 | Dec 04-03 | nov-05 | ||
| Belgium | 2.8 | 2.3r | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.1 | |
| Germany | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | |
| Greeee | 3.S | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | |
| Spain | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | |
| Franee | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | |
| lreland6 | : | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | |||
| ltaly | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | |
| Luxembourg | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -0.4 | |
| Netherlands | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -0.4 | |
| Austria | 1.6 | 1.7r | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | |
| Portugal | 2.S | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | |
| Finland | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Euro-zone (MUICP) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.S | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | |
| Czech Republie | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | -0.3 | |
| Denmark | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | |
| Estonia | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | -0.1 | |
| Cyprus | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.0 | -0.4 | |
| Latvia | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | -0.1 | |
| Lithuania | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5r | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.1 | |
| Hungary | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Malta | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.1 | |
| Poland | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 2.2 | -0.3 | |
| Slovenia | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | -0.1 | |
| Slovakia | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 | |
| Sweden | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| United Kingdom | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | |
| EU252 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.S | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | |
| EICP3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.S | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | |
| EU15 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.S | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.3 | |
| leeland | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | |
| Norway | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -0.1 | |
| EEA (EEAICP) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.S | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | |
| : not available | ||||||||
| Source: Eurostat | ||||||||
| r: Revised | ||||||||
| Note: Annual inflation in the USA was 3.4% in December 2005 (national CPI, not strictly comparable to the HICPs). | ||||||||
| 5 Measure used to determine price stability in ponvergence reports of 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 by the Commission to the Council | ||||||||
| 6 Data for Irelan for December 2005 were under embargo at the time of publication. Howerer, Irish data were used for calculations of euro-zone, EU25, EICP and EEA (EEAICP) totals. Missing data for Ireland will be available in Eurostat databases from 20 January 2006. | ||||||||
| Última actualización 13/02/06 | ||||||||
| Por Alberto Alberdi Larizgoitia | ||||||||
| www.economiavasca.net | ||||||||