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Canada Inflation Rate 1970s

Name: Canada Inflation Rate 1970s
Creator: World Bank
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

7.38% decade average (1970-1979)

Canada's inflation rate during the 1970s ranged from 2.70% (1971) to 11.00% (1974), averaging 7.38% over 10 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1970	3.35%	−1.22pp	33rd
1971	2.70%	−0.64pp	22nd
1972	4.99%	+2.28pp	31st
1973	7.49%	+2.50pp	26th
1974	11.00%	+3.51pp	18th
1975	10.67%	−0.32pp	38th
1976	7.54%	−3.13pp	38th
1977	7.98%	+0.43pp	26th
1978	8.97%	+1.00pp	56th
1979	9.14%	+0.17pp	41st