http://www.usinflationcalculator.com Easily find how the buying power of the US dollar has changed from 1913-2008; get inflation rates, charts and inflation news. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:21:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Federal Reserve aggressively lowered its benchmark federal funds rate to a range of between zero percent and 0.25%, and said it would "employ all available tools to promote the resumption of sustainable economic growth." Slashing the overnight lending rate by such a degree was an unexpected Fed move. ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/fed-slashes-rates-to-record-low-zero-to-025/1000324/ Inflation for consumer products plummeted again during November as prices were pushed down again by free-falling energy costs. Consumer prices declined by a record level for the second consecutive month, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The annual inflation rate is at 1.1% compared to the 3.7% increase in October. ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/consumer-prices-fall-record-17-inflation-drops-to-11/1000317/ US Inflation Calculator has been updated with the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) figures released Tuesday, December 16 for the entire month of November. The latest government report has November's annual rate of inflation down to 1.1%, which is an enourmous decline when compared to October's 3.7%, September's ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/site-information/inflation-rates-and-data-updated-for-december-2008/1000312/ Greatly reduced inflation pressures and a desire to spark some life into the economy has almost everyone expecting the Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark overnight interest rate from 1% to 0.50%, marking the lowest level on records dating to July 1954. Plummeting energy prices have taken the sting out of ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/interest-rates/fed-seen-lowering-rates-toward-zero-without-inflation-worries/1000302/ Producer prices fell sharply in November as energy prices plunged for the fourth consecutive month, the Labor Department reported Friday. The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures prices at the factory door and inflation pressures before they reach the consumer, fell steeper than expected to 2.2%. Economists ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/producer-prices-drop-22-in-november/1000288/ The price tag to purchase your true love each gift from the repeated verses of the fabled "Twelve Days of Christmas" carol is now an eye-popping $86,609. Startling and dismaying for the romantic at heart -- especially so considering the price has increased an astonishing $8,509, or 10.9%, over last ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/uncategorized/12-days-of-christmas-items-now-total-86609/1000281/ Consumer prices declined in October by a record level, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is the most watched government inflation barometer, retreated to 3.7% during the previous twelve months and follows a decline of 4.7% in September. On a monthly basis, ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/consumer-prices-fall-record-1-inflation-drops-to-37/1000274/ The US Inflation Calculator website has been updated with the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Wednesday, November 19. The newest figures indicate that October's annual rate of inflation declined to 3.7%. That compares to 4.9% in September and 5.4% in August. On a monthly basis, the Consumer ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/site-information/inflation-rates-and-figures-updated-for-november-2008/1000272/ Producer prices plunged in October for the third straight month and by a level never before on record, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures prices at the factory door and inflation pressures before they reach the consumer, plummeted 2.8%. Forecasters were expecting ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/producer-prices-set-record-drop-of-28-in-october/1000263/ The Federal Reserve lowered its federal funds rate, the benchmark overnight lending rate at which banks lend to one another, by 50 basis points to 1 percent at Wednesday's end of month scheduled meeting. The latest rate is the lowest since 2004 and joins a new round of global cuts. ... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/uncategorized/fed-cuts-interest-rates-to-1-percent-expects-inflation-to-moderate/1000255/