Research Article

Investigating the Existence of Chaos in Inflation Data in relation to Chaotic Foreign Exchange Rate

Table 1

Showing qualitatively performance of indicators for different countries.

CountryForEx rate (to US$)GDP growth annual %Inflation annual %

France0.8 to 1.3DecreasingStable around 2
GermanySameLess than 2001-02 valueStable around 2
GreeceSameNegative since 2009 Decreasing since 2011
ItalySameDecreasing since 2010Increasing
SpainSameDecreasing, negativeHigh, about 4
AustraliaStable around 1 for last 2 yearsStable around 3Decreasing
IndiaIncreased from 44 to 69Decreasing, less than 2001–03 valueVery high
MalaysiaDecreased from 3.8 to 3.2Same as 2004–08Higher than 2001–05
SingaporeDecreased from 1.7 to 1.3Lower than 2003–08 valueHigher than 2001–08 value
UKSame, near 2003-04 value Lower than 2001–08 valueHigh, more than 2001–07 value