GUYANA'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND INFLATION RATES (Georgetown only)
(January 1994 = 100)
Annual Average
Expenditure Categories
Weight
Inflation Rate (period current year same period
previous year % change)
2007
-3.9
2008
8.1
2009
3.0
2010
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2011
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Inflation Rate (quarter to quarter % change)
All Items
Food
Clothing
Footwear & Repairs to Footwear
Housing
Furniture
Transport & Communication
Medical & Personal Care
Education, Recreation & Culture
Miscellaneous Goods & Services
a/
Q1
2008
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
2009
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
9.7
0.0
-1.6
6.8
4.8
1.5
2.5
3.0
…
3.1
2.5
1.4
-0.3
1.2
-0.8
2.4
0.2
2010
Q2
Q3
Q4
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100.0
243.71 263.44 271.23
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…
257.07 263.44 267.01 266.24
269.48 267.44 273.75 274.20
100.3
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44.1
3.7
1.9
22.8
6.0
10.8
2.4
3.5
4.8
242.29
86.09
72.18
277.74
162.96
307.47
279.38
267.41
206.52
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268.17
86.20
72.23
284.43
158.23
308.13
290.63
268.93
212.73
286.73
85.63
78.50
313.77
169.33
272.80
292.60
274.60
220.37
100.6
100.1
101.0
100.0
100.5
99.2
100.3
102.6
101.1
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Source: Bureau of Statistics
Note:
(December 2009 = 100)
Quarterly Average
As of January 2010, the index was rebased.
Prior to January 2010, the base period was January 1994.
277.84
85.11
74.94
291.28
162.35
308.39
291.81
272.04
215.27
276.63
85.17
77.38
334.42
170.81
283.71
291.03
279.49
222.69
278.57
85.47
72.77
287.53
161.03
314.43
291.67
272.17
214.93
281.87
84.20
76.87
295.30
162.67
315.27
292.43
273.50
216.20
282.77
84.57
77.90
297.83
167.47
295.73
292.50
273.57
217.20
271.90
86.67
78.93
328.60
169.73
282.10
290.80
275.23
221.67
275.20
87.03
79.10
345.10
170.97
288.03
290.40
282.60
223.37
272.70
81.33
72.97
350.20
173.20
291.90
290.30
285.53
225.37