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Examples for all supported currency types[edit]

100 in 2000, adjusted to latest supported year[edit]

{{Inflation|AU|100|2000}}

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178	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=AU` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|AU-road|100|2000}}

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184	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=AU-road` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|BD|100|2000}}

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400	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=BD` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|CA|100|2000}}

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148	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=CA` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|DE|100|2000}}

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70	70

{{Inflation|IR|100|1379}}

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2400	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=IR` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|JP|100|2000}}

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102	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=JP` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|KRW|100|2000}}

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155	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=KRW` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|PH|100|2000}}

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219	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=PH` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|PK|100|2000}}

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509	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=PK` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|UK|100|2000}}

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179	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=UK` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|UK-GDP|100|2000}}

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145	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=UK-GDP` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US|100|2000}}

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177	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US-GDP|100|2000}}

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168	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US-GDP` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|ZAR|100|2000}}

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319	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=ZAR` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

100 in 2000, adjusted to 2014[edit]

{{Inflation|AU|100|2000|2014}}

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148	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=AU` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|AU-road|100|2000|2014}}

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173	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=AU-road` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|BD|100|2000|2014}}

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253	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=BD` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|CA|100|2000|2014}}

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131	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=CA` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|DE|100|2000|2014}}

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64	64

{{Inflation|IR|100|1379|1393}}

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968	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=IR` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|JP|100|2000|2014}}

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98	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=JP` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|KRW|100|2000|2014}}

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149	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=KRW` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|PH|100|2000|2014}}

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180	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=PH` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|PK|100|2000|2014}}

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329	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=PK` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|UK|100|2000|2014}}

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150	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=UK` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|UK-GDP|100|2000|2014}}

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134	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=UK-GDP` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US|100|2000|2014}}

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137	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US-GDP|100|2000|2014}}

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133	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US-GDP` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|ZAR|100|2000|2014}}

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261	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=ZAR` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

Changes to data set[edit]

dependencies

Test cases for

UK	TEST
A widget in 1900 was worth £90 (Approximately £10360 today)	A widget in 1900 was worth £90 (Approximately £8245 today)
A widget in 1900 was worth £90 (Approximately £2271 in 1980)	A widget in 1900 was worth £90 (Approximately £2271 in 1980)
A pre-decimal penny was worth in 1854 about the same as 42p today.	A pre-decimal penny was worth in 1854 about the same as 33p today.^[1]
This should be 1.031252968557	£1 in 2011 is worth approximately £1.03 today.

Errors[edit]

Missing parameters fail

{{Inflation}}

Error when using {{Inflation}}: |index= (parameter 1), |value= (parameter 2) and |start_year= (parameter 3) must be specified.

Index fail

{{Inflation|a|b|c}}

Error when using {{Inflation}}: |index=a (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

Non-numeric fail

{{Inflation|DE|b|c}}

Error when using {{Inflation}}: NaN, check parameters for non-numeric data: |value=b (parameter 2) and |start_year=c (parameter 3).

Significant digits[edit]

{{Inflation|US|1|2017|2018 |r=1}}

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1	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US|1|2017|2018 |r=2}}

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1.02	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US|1|2017|2018 |r=3}}

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1.024	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US|0.96|2017|2018 |r=1}}

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1	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US|0.96|2017|2018 |r=2}}

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0.98	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US|0.96|2017|2018 |r=3}}

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0.983	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

Equivalence[edit]

{{Inflation|US|96|2017|2018 |fmt=eq |r=0}}

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equivalent to $98 in 2018	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US|96|2017|2018 |fmt=eqm |r=0}}

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98	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

{{Inflation|US|96|2017|2018 |cursign=£ |fmt=eq |orig=yes |r=0}}

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£96 (equivalent to £98 in 2018)	Error when using {{Inflation}}: `\|index=US` (parameter 1) not a recognized index.)

Wrapping with Template:format price[edit]

Y ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|10000000000000|1900}}}} → $301 trillion
Y ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|1000000|1990}}}} → $2.06 million
Y DM {{Format price|{{Inflation|DE|1000000|1957|1978}}}} → DM 2.01 million
Y £{{Format price|{{Inflation|UK-GDP|1000|1323}}}} → £699,508

sandbox:

Y ${{Format price|{{Inflation/sandbox|US-GDP|10000000000000|1900}}}} → $Format price error: cannot parse value "Error when using {{Inflation}}: |index=US-GDP (parameter 1) not a recognized index."
Y ${{Format price|{{Inflation/sandbox|US-GDP|1000000|1990}}}} → $Format price error: cannot parse value "Error when using {{Inflation}}: |index=US-GDP (parameter 1) not a recognized index."
Y DM {{Format price|{{Inflation/sandbox|DE|1000000|1957|1978}}}} → DM 2.01 million
Y £{{Format price|{{Inflation/sandbox|UK-GDP|1000|1323}}}} → £Format price error: cannot parse value "Error when using {{Inflation}}: |index=UK (parameter 1) not a recognized index."

Other test cases[edit]

Very large amount of money

{{Inflation|US|25000000000|2010}}

34930566153

Error when using {{Inflation}}: |index=US (parameter 1) not a recognized index.

References[edit]

^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[inflation-UK-1] UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

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