A Wide Range of World Inflation Rates

Expected inflation rates for the third quarter of 2009 run the gamut from negative to quite high, according to the Institute for Economic Research's World Economic Survey:

Ireland, -2.6%;

Japan -0.3%;

China 0.6%;

Germany 0.8%;

United States 1.3%;

Brazil 4.4%;

India 4.5%;

Russia 13%;

Venezuela 30%.

(Via The Daily Stat at HBM)