http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/annual-u-s-inflation-down-0-2-consumer-prices-rise-0-3-in-october/1000599/ Easily calculate how the buying power of the US dollar has changed from 1913-2010; get inflation rates, and inflation news. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:05:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/annual-u-s-inflation-down-0-2-consumer-prices-rise-0-3-in-october/1000599/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Newton Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:34:48 +0000 http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/?p=599#comment-502 The headline for this article is misleading in that it suggests that the movement in the inflation number was downward compared to Sept. This is not true. Inflation moved UPWARD, i.e. INCREASED 109 basis points from -1.32 in September to -0.23 in October. The headline for this article is misleading in that it suggests that the movement in the inflation number was downward compared to Sept. This is not true. Inflation moved UPWARD, i.e. INCREASED 109 basis points from -1.32 in September to -0.23 in October.

]]> http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/annual-u-s-inflation-down-0-2-consumer-prices-rise-0-3-in-october/1000599/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Richard Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:59:00 +0000 http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/?p=599#comment-495 If you annualize the .3% (multiply by 12) rate you get 3.6% inflation, but this isn't really a valid way to determine the current rate. For an accurate rate look at the slope of CPI-U all-items plotted vs time. That slope is 2.73% since the CPI low December 2008. Although annual inflation is at -.2% it can be expected to jump 192 basis points to +1.69 next month (December) as comparisons get less favorable. If you annualize the .3% (multiply by 12) rate you get 3.6% inflation, but this isn’t really a valid way to determine the current rate. For an accurate rate look at the slope of CPI-U all-items plotted vs time. That slope is 2.73% since the CPI low December 2008. Although annual inflation is at -.2% it can be expected to jump 192 basis points to +1.69 next month (December) as comparisons get less favorable.

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