€1 in 2018 is equivalent in purchasing power to about €1.01 in 2019. The euro had an average inflation rate of 1.47% per year between 2018 and 2019, producing a cumulative price increase of 1.47%. Purchasing power decreased by 1.47% in 2019 compared to 2018. On average, you would have to spend 1.47% more money in 2019 than in 2018 for the same item.
This means that prices in 2019 are 1.01 times as high as average prices since 2018, according to the European Central Bank consumer price index.
The inflation rate in 2018 was 1.89%. The inflation rate in 2019 was 1.47%. The 2019 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 3.92% per year between 2019 and 2024.
Inflation rate is calculated by change in the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI in 2019 was 105.42. It was 103.89 in the previous year, 2018. The difference in CPI between the years is used by the European Central Bank to officially determine inflation.
Average inflation rate | 1.47% |
Converted amount €1 base | €1.01 |
Price difference €1 base | €0.01 |
CPI in 2018 | 103.892 |
CPI in 2019 | 105.418 |
Inflation in 2018 | 1.89% |
Inflation in 2019 | 1.47% |
€1 in 2018 | €1.01 in 2019 |
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2018 and 2019:
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Euro CPI was 103.8916667 in the year 2018 and 105.4183333 in 2019:
€1 in 2018 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as €1.01 in 2019.
To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 2018 and 2019, we use the following formula:
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
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.
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Average inflation rate | 1.47% |
Converted amount €1 base | €1.01 |
Price difference €1 base | €0.01 |
CPI in 2018 | 103.892 |
CPI in 2019 | 105.418 |
Inflation in 2018 | 1.89% |
Inflation in 2019 | 1.47% |
€1 in 2018 | €1.01 in 2019 |