Inflation rates in 1978 Historical international inflation rates for the year 1978

This page shows the average inflation figures for 1978 for a large number of countries so that you can easily compare them with one another. Depending on the year, we show inflation based on the CPI (consumer price index) and the HICP (harmonised consumer price index). The CPI is often considered a country's most important inflation figure. The HICP is a European measure in order to be able to compare European inflation figures effectively. Below the summary table you can view the development of inflation over the year 1978 for each country.

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1978 Inflation, all countries
Country/Region
Type
Average
CPI Austria
Austria
CPI
3.58 %
CPI Belgium
Belgium
CPI
4.48 %
CPI Canada
Canada
CPI
8.97 %
CPI Chile
Chile
CPI
41.09 %
CPI Denmark
Denmark
CPI
10.28 %
CPI Finland
Finland
CPI
7.83 %
CPI France
France
CPI
9.25 %
CPI Germany
Germany
CPI
2.72 %
CPI Greece
Greece
CPI
12.60 %
CPI Iceland
Iceland
CPI
43.64 %
CPI India
India
CPI
2.54 %
CPI Indonesia
Indonesia
CPI
8.16 %
CPI Ireland
Ireland
CPI
7.71 %
CPI Israel
Israel
CPI
50.62 %
CPI Italy
Italy
CPI
12.11 %
CPI Japan
Japan
CPI
4.20 %
CPI Luxembourg
Luxembourg
CPI
3.10 %
CPI Mexico
Mexico
CPI
17.50 %
CPI Norway
Norway
CPI
8.17 %
CPI Portugal
Portugal
CPI
21.06 %
CPI South Korea
South Korea
CPI
14.42 %
CPI South-Africa
South Africa
CPI
11.11 %
CPI Spain
Spain
CPI
19.98 %
CPI Sweden
Sweden
CPI
10.08 %
CPI Switzerland
Switzerland
CPI
1.03 %
CPI The Netherlands
The Netherlands
CPI
4.12 %
CPI Türkiye
Türkiye
CPI
61.96 %
CPI United Kingdom
United Kingdom
CPI
8.28 %
CPI United States
United States
CPI
7.62 %

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Additional information per country

A graph and a table with additional information about the development of inflation during 1978 can be found below. When you select a country and a type of inflation in the selection box, the page will automatically change and show the development of the inflation figure which you have selected in 1978.

Chart CPI Belgium Inflation

Historical inflation rates in 1978
CPI Belgium inflation in 1978
Monthly basis
Yearly basis
January
0.50 %
5.77 %
February
0.40 %
5.40 %
March
0.25 %
5.76 %
April
0.08 %
5.27 %
May
0.13 %
4.36 %
June
0.01 %
3.72 %
July
0.55 %
3.98 %
August
0.45 %
4.12 %
September
0.44 %
3.85 %
October
0.23 %
3.87 %
November
0.31 %
3.82 %
December
0.44 %
3.86 %