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Central Bank News Inflation Targets Table
Country
|
Central
Bank
|
Inflation
Target
|
Albania
|
Bank of
Albania
|
3.0%
|
Armenia
|
Central
Bank of Armenia
|
5.5%
|
Australia
|
Reserve
Bank of Australia
|
1-3%
|
Botswana
|
Bank of
Botswana
|
3%-6%
|
Brazil
|
Banco
Central fo Brasil
|
4.5% +/-2%
|
Canada
|
Bank of
Canada
|
1-3%
|
Chile
|
Central
Bank of Chile
|
3% +/-1%
|
China
|
People's
Bank of China
|
4.0%
|
Colombia
|
Banco
de la Republica de Colombia
|
2-4%
|
Czech
Republic
|
Czech
National Bank
|
2.0%
|
Euro area
|
European
Central Bank
|
<2%
|
Georgia
|
National
Bank of Georgia
|
6.0%
|
Hungary
|
Magyar
Nemzeti Bank
|
3.0%
|
Iceland
|
Central
Bank of Iceland
|
2.50%
|
Indonesia
|
Bank
Indonesia
|
4.5% +/-1%
|
Israel
|
Bank of
Israel
|
1-3%
|
Jamaica
|
Bank of
Jamaica
|
6-8%
|
Japan
|
Bank of
Japan
|
2.0%
|
Mexico
|
Banco
de Mexico
|
3% +/-1%
|
New
Zealand
|
Reserve
Bank of New Zealand
|
1-3%
|
Nigeria
|
Central
Bank of Nigeria
|
10.0%
|
Norway
|
Norges
Bank
|
2.5%
|
Peru
|
Banco
Central de Reserva del Peru
|
1-3%
|
Philippines
|
Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas
|
4% +/-1%
|
Poland
|
National
Bank of Poland
|
2.5% +/-1%
|
Romania
|
National
Bank of Romania
|
2.5% +/-1%
|
Russia
|
Bank
Rossii
|
5-6%
|
Serbia
|
National
Bank of Serbia
|
4.5% +/- 1.5%
|
South
Africa
|
South
African Reserve Bank
|
3-6%
|
South
Korea
|
Bank of
Korea
|
2-4%
|
Sweden
|
Riksbank
|
2.0%
|
Switzerland
|
Swiss
National Bank
|
0-2%
|
Thailand
|
Bank of
Thailand
|
3.0%
|
Turkey
|
Central
Bank of the Republic of Turkey
|
5.0%
|
Uganda
|
Bank of
Uganda
|
7.0%
|
United
Kingdom
|
Bank of
England
|
2.0%
|
Uruguay
|
Banco
Central del Uruguay
|
4-6%
|
USA
|
Federal Reserve
|
2%
|
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Last Updated: 25 September 2011
