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East Germany: Inflation

Percent · 1956–1989 · 34 observations · infl

1989
1.01%percent
Change on 1988
+1.0 pointsfrom 0%
Average, 1980–1989
0.102%10 years
Record high and low
12.5% (1956)low −13.5% (1957)

Inflation

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-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%196019651970197519801985East GermanyEast Germany
Percent

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Recent values

Percent

YearValue
19891.01
19880
19870
19860
1985-1.00
19840
19830
19820
19811.01
19800

Sources

  • Mitchell1956–1989

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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