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Argentinian Inflation / German inflation
On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:38:25 +0800, "Rodney" wrote:
A letter posted Argentina to Australia 27th Sept 1982.....8,500 pesos A letter posted Argentina to Australia 30th October 1982.....21,200 pesos both same weight, airmail 150% increase in 33 days. ============================================ Rodney: More like hyperinflation than inflation. I have charted more than 50 years of Argentine inflation. However, for real excitement, try charting the German postage rates of 1921-23. Some rates only lasted 4 days (1000% increase). During the post-WWI years, the value of the German mark steadily deteriorated, largely as a result of reparations payments and the savage penalties imposed on German trade. Faced with budgetary deficits, governments followed a practice of issuing more money to meet expenses. The result was a runaway inflation more severe than that experienced in any other part of Europe. On April 27, 1921 the Allied Reparation Commission fixed the total War Reparations to be paid by Germany at 132,000,000,000 gold marks. Regarding the sum as far in excess of what the country could pay, the current government resigned. In the face of an Allied ultimatum based on a threat of an occupation of the Ruhr, the new chancellor secured a reluctant vote in favour of paying. It proved impossible to pay the required sums on time, and the French made a technical default by Germany in timber deliveries the pretext for occupying the Ruhr in January 1923. The occupation vastly worsened the economic situation. ------ Exchange Rates ------------------ Pre 1914 4.2 Marks = US $1.00 January 1922 162 Marks = US $1.00 December 1922 7,000 Marks = US $1.00 July 1, 1923 160,000 Marks = US $1.00 Nov 20, 1923 4,200,000,000,000 Marks (4.2 US trillion) Marks = US $1.00 On Dec 1, 1923 revaluation took place at the rate of 1,000,000,000,000 old marks to 1 new mark, or one US trillion to one. (I will not discuss US vs European trillions here, as we have previously had this discussion in RCSD) ------ Postal Rates ------------------- Postal rates for the period dramatically document the inflation. All postal rates, including registration fees, inland and foreign mail etc. are found in a table in the Michel Germany Specialized Catalog. Here is a summary of changes to domestic, city to city basic letter rates (Fernverkehr) and rate change dates: Date Rates in Marks Apr 1, 1921 0.60 Jan 1, 1922 2 Jul 1, 1922 3 Oct 1, 1922 6 Nov 15, 1922 12 Dec 15, 1922 25 Jan 15, 1923 50 Mar 1, 1923 100 July 1, 1923 300 Aug 1, 1923 1,000 Aug 24, 1923 20,000 Sep 1, 1923 75,000 Sep 20, 1923 250,000 Oct 1, 1923 2,000,000 Oct 10, 1923 5,000,000 Oct 20, 1923 10,000,000 Nov 1, 1923 100,000,000 Nov 5, 1923 1,000,000,000 Nov 12, 1923 10,000,000,000 Nov 20, 1923 20,000,000,000 Nov 26, 1923 80,000,000,000 Dec 1, 1923 100,000,000,000 or 0.10 new marks! Blair Stannard ----------------------------------- |
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Thanks Blair,
I'll print it out to read. Your emails seem to be coming in tandem. (TC and TC Blair) | Rodney: | | More like hyperinflation than inflation. | I have charted more than 50 years of | Argentine inflation. | | However, for real excitement, try charting | the German postage rates of 1921-23. Some | rates only lasted 4 days (1000% increase). |
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On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:08:34 +0800, "Rodney"
wrote: | Rodney: | | More like hyperinflation than inflation. | I have charted more than 50 years of | Argentine inflation. | | However, for real excitement, try charting | the German postage rates of 1921-23. Some | rates only lasted 4 days (1000% increase). Thanks Blair, I'll print it out to read. Your emails seem to be coming in tandem. (TC and TC Blair) Rodney: One of my ISPs was having problems/delays in posts appearing, so I re-posted a few from another ISP for insurance. Blair |
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I believe the present Argenting peso is equesl to 10 trillion (10^13)
pre-1970 pesos. The following currency "reforms" were made: 1970 new peso 100 1983 peso Argentino 10000 1985 austral 1000 1992 peso 10000 |
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