diff --git a/src/routes/economic-indicator/+page.svelte b/src/routes/economic-indicator/+page.svelte
index 3d62cad1..78cbb2de 100644
--- a/src/routes/economic-indicator/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/economic-indicator/+page.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ let optionsCPI;
 let filterRule = 'annual';
 
 let timePeriod = 'threeYears';
+const monthNames = ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'];
 
 
 function filterEndOfYearDates(data) {
@@ -180,6 +181,14 @@ async function plotData() {
         xAxis: {
             axisLabel: {
                 color: '#fff',
+                formatter: function (value) {
+                // Assuming dates are in the format 'yyyy-mm-dd'
+                // Extract the month and day from the date string and convert the month to its abbreviated name
+                const dateParts = value.split('-');
+                const year = dateParts[0].substring(2); // Extracting the last two digits of the year
+                const monthIndex = parseInt(dateParts[1]) - 1; // Months are zero-indexed in JavaScript Date objects
+                return `${monthNames[monthIndex]} '${year}`;
+              }
             },
             data: dates,
             type: 'category',
@@ -234,6 +243,14 @@ async function plotCPI() {
         xAxis: {
             axisLabel: {
                 color: '#fff',
+                formatter: function (value) {
+                // Assuming dates are in the format 'yyyy-mm-dd'
+                // Extract the month and day from the date string and convert the month to its abbreviated name
+                const dateParts = value.split('-');
+                const year = dateParts[0].substring(2); // Extracting the last two digits of the year
+                const monthIndex = parseInt(dateParts[1]) - 1; // Months are zero-indexed in JavaScript Date objects
+                return `${monthNames[monthIndex]} '${year}`;
+              }
             },
             data: dates,
             type: 'category',