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United Kingdom Inflation Rate 1970s

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

12.64% decade average (1970-1979)

United Kingdom's inflation rate during the 1970s ranged from 6.37% (1970) to 24.21% (1975), averaging 12.64% over 10 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1970	6.37%	+0.92pp	69th
1971	9.44%	+3.08pp	81st
1972	7.07%	−2.37pp	63rd
1973	9.20%	+2.12pp	39th
1974	16.04%	+6.85pp	42nd
1975	24.21%	+8.16pp	87th
1976	16.56%	−7.65pp	81st
1977	15.84%	−0.72pp	81st
1978	8.26%	−7.58pp	47th
1979	13.42%	+5.16pp	67th