Comments on: US Inflation Hits 2.9% on 12-Month Basis, Consumer Prices Climb 0.2% in January 2012 https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/us-inflation-hits-2-9-on-12-month-basis-consumer-prices-climb-0-2-in-january-2012/1000988/ 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. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Eric Snyder https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/us-inflation-hits-2-9-on-12-month-basis-consumer-prices-climb-0-2-in-january-2012/1000988/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:47:45 +0000 http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/?p=988#comment-1165 The following text seems errant – inflation is not negative, so prices are going up, not down. Perhaps the intent was that the inflation rate is a tad lower, but inflation is still positive, and therefore prices are rising.

“However, consumer *PRICES* dipped a bit over the past year as compared to the previous 12-months ending in December.”

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