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CHANGE IN CONSUMER PRICE (a ) IN SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES ( PERCENT PER ANNUM )
| YEAR/Country | 1981-90 b | 1991-97© | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998(d) | 1999(d) |
| BANGLADESH (e) | 10.70 | 4.30 | 8.10 | 8.90 | 5.10 | 1.30 | 1.80 | 5.20 | 4.0 | 3.90 | 5.50 | 5.0 |
| BHUTAN | 9.20 | 10.20 | 10.00 | 12.30 | 15.90 | 11.20 | 7.0 | 9.50 | 8.8 | 7.00 | - | - |
| INDIA (f) | 8.90 | 9.20 | 9.00 | 13.50 | 9.60 | 3.80 | 11.80 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 6.50 | 7.00 | 7.2 |
| MALDIVES | - | 12.50 | 3.60 | 14.70 | 16.80 | 20.20 | 16.50 | 5.40 | 6.2 | 8.00 | - | - |
| NEPAL | 9.80 | 11.10 | 8.30 | 15.60 | 21.0 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 7.60 | 8.1 | 7.80 | 7.50 | 8.0 |
| PAKISTAN | 7.0 | 11.20 | 9.00 | 12.70 | 9.60 | 9.80 | 11.20 | 13 | 10.8 | 11.60 | 10.00 | 10.2 |
| SRI LANKA | 12.40 | 11.00 | 21.50 | 12.20 | 11.40 | 11.70 | 8.40 | 7.70 | 15.9 | 9.60 | 10.00 | 9.0 |
SOURCE : ADB ,Asian Development
Outlook 1997-98,Manila UN , Economic and Social Survey of
Asia and the Pacific 1998 Bankok.
Notes : a= Annual inflation rate (period average ) based
on the consumer price index obtained from official local sources
and from the IMF's International Financial Statistics ( January 1998 )
for which data are not available locally.
b= Simple average for the period 1981-90.
c=Simple average for the period 1991-97.
d= Reported figures for the 1998 and 1999 are projected estimates.
f= Inflation rate refers to general index for the Country.
(-)= Data not available .