The rise of inflation was global in 2021 and 2022: Acceleration of core inflation from May 2021 through September 2022, compared with two years of pre-pandemic “normal” inflation (2018–2019)

Country Acceleration of core inflation
JPN 0.7%
CHE 1.7%
FRA 2.4%
ESP 2.8%
NOR 3.1%
KOR 3.7%
ITA 3.8%
LUX 3.8%
NLD 4.2%
DNK 4.4%
DEU 4.5%
MEX 4.6%
BEL 4.6%
CAN 4.7%
FIN 4.8%
ISR 5.1%
Non-US median 5.2%
GRC 5.2%
COL 5.3%
IRL 5.3%
AUT 5.5%
GBR 5.6%
SVN 5.9%
USA 6.0%
Non-US average 6.1%
SWE 6.4%
PRT 6.8%
LVA 7.2%
ISL 7.5%
CHL 9.9%
POL 10.2%
LTU 10.9%
SVK 11.3%
HUN 11.5%
EST 12.2%
CZE 14.4%

Note: The acceleration of core inflation is measured as the annualized rate of inflation from May 2021 to September 2022 minus the average rate of inflation that prevailed in 2018–2019. 

Source: Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD 2022).

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