Comments on: US Inflation Eases as Consumer Prices Fall Sharply in May 2012 https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/us-inflation-eases-as-consumer-prices-fall-sharply-in-may-2012/10001029/ Easily calculate how the buying power of the U.S. dollar has changed from 1913 to 2026. Get inflation rates and U.S. inflation news. Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:21:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Victor Marcucci https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/us-inflation-eases-as-consumer-prices-fall-sharply-in-may-2012/10001029/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:21:26 +0000 http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/?p=1029#comment-1300 Hello,
I would like to know the difference between the US inflation rate and the monthly CPI. I thought they were the same. So, for example, how can the US rate be 2.7% and the monthly rate 0.3%?

Thanks,
Vic

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