Inflation in 2007 and its effect on euro value
€1 in 2006 is equivalent in purchasing power to about €1.02 in 2007. The euro had an average inflation rate of 2.17% per year between 2006 and 2007, producing a cumulative price increase of 2.17%. Purchasing power decreased by 2.17% in 2007 compared to 2006. On average, you would have to spend 2.17% more money in 2007 than in 2006 for the same item.
This means that prices in 2007 are 1.02 times as high as average prices since 2006, according to the European Central Bank consumer price index.
The inflation rate in 2006 was 2.21%. The inflation rate in 2007 was 2.17%. The 2007 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.18% per year between 2007 and 2024.
Inflation rate is calculated by change in the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI in 2007 was 88.55. It was 86.67 in the previous year, 2006. The difference in CPI between the years is used by the European Central Bank to officially determine inflation.
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| Average inflation rate | 2.17% |
| Converted amount €1 base | €1.02 |
| Price difference €1 base | €0.02 |
| CPI in 2006 | 86.672 |
| CPI in 2007 | 88.548 |
| Inflation in 2006 | 2.21% |
| Inflation in 2007 | 2.17% |
| €1 in 2006 | €1.02 in 2007 |
How to calculate inflation rate for €1, 2006 to 2007
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2006 and 2007:
CPI in 2007 CPI in 2006
×
2006 EUR value
=
2007 EUR value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Euro CPI was 86.67166667 in the year 2006 and 88.54833333 in 2007:
88.5483333386.67166667
×
€1
=
€1.02
€1 in 2006 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as €1.02 in 2007.
To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 2006 and 2007, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2007 - CPI in 2006CPI in 2006
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (1 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
88.54833333 - 86.6716666786.67166667
×
100
=
2%
Data source & citation
Raw data for these calculations comes from the European Commission and the European Central Bank's Harmonized Index of Consumer prices (HICP), which is computed based on the reported consumer price indices in member countries of the European Union.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “Inflation Rate in 2007 | Euro Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 15 Dec. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/Euro-inflation-rate-in-2007.
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in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
| Average inflation rate | 2.17% |
| Converted amount €1 base | €1.02 |
| Price difference €1 base | €0.02 |
| CPI in 2006 | 86.672 |
| CPI in 2007 | 88.548 |
| Inflation in 2006 | 2.21% |
| Inflation in 2007 | 2.17% |
| €1 in 2006 | €1.02 in 2007 |