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Table 3 An estimate of overall inflation in China
Indexes of inflation (1978 = 100)
Open inflation
Suppressed inflation
Overall inflation
1978
100.0
100.0
100.0
1979
102.0
109.4
111.6
1980
108.0
118.9
128.5
1981
110.7
124.0
137.3
1982
112.8
125.7
141.7
1983
114.5
136.7
156.5
1984
117.7
175.1
206.1
Source: Minoru Namb (1985), 'Inflation in China' in China
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