8/01 STATISTIQUES EN BREF - ECONOMIE ET FINANCES

Eurostat

Description

Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices January 2001 Β The rate of inflation for the euro-zone*, as measured by the Monetary Union Index of Consumer Prices (MUICP), was 2.4% comparing January 2001 with January 2000. Statistics Euro-zone data up to end 2000 cover the eleven Member States; with Greece's entry into the euro-zone from the beginning of 2001, they cover the twelve Member States. The euro-zone is treated as an entity regardless of its composition. in focus The annual rate of change for the euro-zone fell from 2.6% in December 2000 to 2.4% in January 2001. A year ago, in January 2000, the corresponding rate was 1.9%. The rate of inflation in the EU, as measured by the European Index of ECONOMY AND Consumer Prices (EICP=EU-15), decreased from 2.3% in FINANCE December 2000 to 2.2% in January 2001. A year ago, in January 2000, the corresponding rate was 1.8%. EU Member States with the lowest inflation rates in January 2001 were THEME 2 - 8/2001 United Kingdom (0.9%), France (1.4%) and Sweden (1.6%). Highest inflation rates were reported for the Netherlands (4.5%), Portugal (4.4%) and Ireland (3.9%). PRICES AND PURCHASING POWER The annual rate of inflation for the European Economic Area (EEA) as PARITIES a whole was 2.2% in January 2001. A year ago, in January 2000, the corresponding rate was 1.8%. The January annual rate of change fell from 1.5% to 1.3% in Switzerland** and rose from 3.4% to 3.7% in the Contents USA**.

Sujets

• Price index
• Economic statistics
• Inflation
• Member state of the European Union
• Suiza
• United States
• Japan (manga)
• Islande
• Norway
• Economie gestion

Informations

• Publié par: EUROSTAT
• Nombre de lectures: 25
• Langue: English

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