Site Informatin | US Inflation Calculator https://www.usinflationcalculator.com 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. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:46:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/US-Inflation-Calculator-Favicon.png Site Informatin | US Inflation Calculator https://www.usinflationcalculator.com 32 32 5955919 New Inflation Rates with Chart, Graph and Table https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/new-inflation-rates-with-chart-graph-and-table/1000137/ https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation-rates/new-inflation-rates-with-chart-graph-and-table/1000137/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:44:24 +0000 http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/?p=137 The US Inflation Calculator economic site now has a newly updated Inflation Rates information section that includes a chart, graph and table of monthly and annual inflation rates for the last decade. The rates of inflation come directly from the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The […]

The post New Inflation Rates with Chart, Graph and Table first appeared on US Inflation Calculator.]]> The US Inflation Calculator economic site now has a newly updated Inflation Rates information section that includes a chart, graph and table of monthly and annual inflation rates for the last decade.

The rates of inflation come directly from the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The chart and graph offers an excellent visual tool for seeing how rates have changes throughout the years.

In economics, the inflation rate is a measure of inflation. In this case, the rate of increase of the Consumer Price Index. The rate of increase/decrease in the purchasing power of dollar is about equal.

As a sampling of the data, the following table lists inflation rates from 1999-2008 (it doesn’t include the monthly breakouts).

Year CPI – Inflation Rate*
2008 5.0%
2007 2.8%
2006 3.2%
2005 3.4%
2004 2.7%
2003 2.3%
2002 1.6%
2001 2.8%
2000 3.4%
1999 2.2%

*The inflation rate listed for a year is the average of the monthly indices, which is consistent with BLS reporting.

Historical inflation rates are also available from 1914-2008.

Visit the newly updated rates section of the site by following Current Inflation Rates: 1999-2008.

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