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United States - Consumer Price Index 1970

Name: United States Consumer Price Index 1970
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Consumer price index (2010 = 100) · World Bank

17.81 +0.98 from 1969 Global rank: 80th

United States's consumer price index was 17.81 in 1970, increased +0.98 from 16.82 in 1969. This was the 80th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1970▾

Consumer Price Index by Country - 1970
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.00	8.0%
2nd	Peru	0.00	5.0%
3rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.00	4.0%
4th	Türkiye	0.00	7.9%
5th	Uruguay	0.00	16.3%
6th	Chile	0.00	-
7th	Sudan	0.00	4.0%
8th	Israel	0.00	6.1%
9th	Ghana	0.00	3.0%
10th	Suriname	0.01	2.6%
11th	Mexico	0.02	5.0%
12th	Ecuador	0.02	5.2%
13th	Poland	0.02	-
14th	Nigeria	0.10	13.8%
15th	Iceland	0.13	13.4%
16th	Colombia	0.16	6.9%
17th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.17	1.7%
18th	Tanzania	0.17	3.5%
19th	Jamaica	0.18	14.7%
20th	Myanmar	0.21	-4.0%
21st	Costa Rica	0.31	4.7%
22nd	Dominican Republic	0.55	3.8%
23rd	Paraguay	0.57	-0.9%
24th	Madagascar	0.66	2.9%
25th	Kenya	0.89	2.2%
26th	Haiti	1.12	1.4%
27th	Indonesia	1.16	12.4%
28th	Greece	1.38	2.8%
29th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	1.64	3.8%
30th	Burundi	1.67	-0.2%
31st	Syrian Arab Republic	1.71	4.6%
32nd	Eswatini	1.78	1.8%
33rd	Portugal	1.83	6.4%
34th	Philippines	1.90	14.4%
35th	Guatemala	1.90	2.3%
36th	Honduras	1.97	2.9%
37th	Sri Lanka	1.98	5.9%
38th	El Salvador	2.06	2.8%
39th	South Africa	2.35	5.0%
40th	Rwanda	2.43	0.5%
41st	Gambia, The	2.55	-2.0%
42nd	Algeria	2.74	6.6%
43rd	Pakistan	2.92	5.3%
44th	Trinidad and Tobago	3.09	2.5%
45th	Mauritius	3.51	1.5%
46th	Nepal	4.34	15.2%
47th	Samoa	4.49	2.7%
48th	India	4.60	5.1%
49th	Spain	5.14	5.7%
50th	Korea	5.38	16.0%
51st	Italy	6.11	5.0%
52nd	Seychelles	6.13	-
53rd	New Zealand	7.23	6.5%
54th	Barbados	7.76	7.3%
55th	Cameroon	7.88	5.9%
56th	Ireland	8.07	8.2%
57th	Côte d'Ivoire	8.10	8.2%
58th	Jordan	8.12	5.9%
59th	Fiji	8.66	4.1%
60th	United Kingdom	9.33	6.4%
61st	Australia	10.17	3.4%
62nd	Togo	10.39	4.5%
63rd	Dominica	10.44	12.4%
64th	St. Lucia	10.46	13.4%
65th	Senegal	11.72	2.8%
66th	Gabon	12.22	3.8%
67th	Morocco	12.45	1.3%
68th	Thailand	12.78	-0.1%
69th	Finland	13.17	2.7%
70th	Sweden	13.69	7.0%
71st	Norway	13.96	10.6%
72nd	Denmark	14.57	6.5%
73rd	Niger	14.83	1.1%
74th	Burkina Faso	15.02	1.8%
75th	Libya	15.10	-5.3%
76th	France	15.42	5.3%
77th	Cyprus	15.56	2.4%
78th	Canada	17.46	3.3%
79th	Bahamas, The	17.80	6.2%
80th	United States	17.81	5.8%
81st	Bahrain	20.04	1.6%
82nd	Belgium	20.96	3.9%
83rd	Luxembourg	22.02	4.6%
84th	Saudi Arabia	22.48	0.2%
85th	Malaysia	23.36	1.8%
86th	Malta	24.88	3.7%
87th	Netherlands	25.08	3.7%
88th	Austria	25.30	4.4%
89th	Panama	29.19	3.1%
90th	Singapore	30.72	0.5%
91st	Germany	31.80	3.5%
92nd	Japan	32.67	6.9%
93rd	Switzerland	33.37	3.6%
94th	Iraq	74.14	4.4%

FAQ

What was United States's consumer price index in 1970?▾

United States's consumer price index in 1970 was 17.81. This ranked 80th globally.

How did United States's consumer price index change in 1970?▾

United States's consumer price index increased by 5.8% in 1970 compared to 1969.

Which country had the highest consumer price index in 1970?▾

Iraq had the highest consumer price index in 1970 at 74.14.

What is the consumer price index of United States in 1970?▾

The consumer price index of United States in 1970 was 17.81. This ranked 80th globally.

How does 1970 compare to 1969 for United States's consumer price index?▾

United States's consumer price index went from 16.82 in 1969 to 17.81 in 1970, a 5.8% increase.

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