US Inflation Since 1946

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YEAR

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

AVG

2009

0.03%

0.24%

-0.38%

-0.74%

-1.28%

-1.43%

-2.10%

-1.48%

-1.29%

-0.18%

 

 

 

2008

4.28%

4.03%

3.98%

3.94%

4.18%

5.02%

5.60%

5.37%

4.94%

3.66%

1.07%

0.09%

3.85%

2007

2.08%

2.42%

2.78%

2.57%

2.69%

2.69%

2.36%

1.97%

2.76%

3.54%

4.31%

4.08%

2.85%

2006

3.99%

3.60%

3.36%

3.55%

4.17%

4.32%

4.15%

3.82%

2.06%

1.31%

1.97%

2.54%

3.24%

2005

2.97%

3.01%

3.15%

3.51%

2.80%

2.53%

3.17%

3.64%

4.69%

4.35%

3.46%

3.42%

3.39%

2004

1.93%

1.69%

1.74%

2.29%

3.05%

3.27%

2.99%

2.65%

2.54%

3.19%

3.52%

3.26%

2.68%

2003

2.60%

2.98%

3.02%

2.22%

2.06%

2.11%

2.11%

2.16%

2.32%

2.04%

1.77%

1.88%

2.27%

2002

1.14%

1.14%

1.48%

1.64%

1.18%

1.07%

1.46%

1.80%

1.51%

2.03%

2.20%

2.38%

1.59%

2001

3.73%

3.53%

2.92%

3.27%

3.62%

3.25%

2.72%

2.72%

2.65%

2.13%

1.90%

1.55%

2.83%

2000

2.74%

3.22%

3.76%

3.07%

3.19%

3.73%

3.66%

3.41%

3.45%

3.45%

3.45%

3.39%

3.38%

1999

1.67%

1.61%

1.73%

2.28%

2.09%

1.96%

2.14%

2.26%

2.63%

2.56%

2.62%

2.68%

2.19%

1998

1.57%

1.44%

1.37%

1.44%

1.69%

1.68%

1.68%

1.62%

1.49%

1.49%

1.55%

1.61%

1.55%

1997

3.04%

3.03%

2.76%

2.50%

2.23%

2.30%

2.23%

2.23%

2.15%

2.08%

1.83%

1.70%

2.34%

1996

2.73%

2.65%

2.84%

2.90%

2.89%

2.75%

2.95%

2.88%

3.00%

2.99%

3.26%

3.32%

2.93%

1995

2.80%

2.86%

2.85%

3.05%

3.19%

3.04%

2.76%

2.62%

2.54%

2.81%

2.61%

2.54%

2.81%

1994

2.52%

2.52%

2.51%

2.36%

2.29%

2.49%

2.77%

2.90%

2.96%

2.61%

2.67%

2.67%

2.61%

1993

3.26%

3.25%

3.09%

3.23%

3.22%

3.00%

2.78%

2.77%

2.69%

2.75%

2.68%

2.75%

2.96%

1992

2.60%

2.82%

3.19%

3.18%

3.02%

3.09%

3.16%

3.15%

2.99%

3.20%

3.05%

2.90%

3.03%

1991

5.65%

5.31%

4.90%

4.89%

4.95%

4.70%

4.45%

3.80%

3.39%

2.92%

2.99%

3.06%

4.25%

1990

5.20%

5.26%

5.23%

4.71%

4.36%

4.67%

4.82%

5.62%

6.16%

6.29%

6.27%

6.11%

5.39%

1989

4.67%

4.83%

4.98%

5.12%

5.36%

5.17%

4.98%

4.71%

4.34%

4.49%

4.66%

4.65%

4.83%

1988

4.05%

3.94%

3.93%

3.90%

3.89%

3.96%

4.13%

4.02%

4.17%

4.25%

4.25%

4.42%

4.08%

1987

1.46%

2.10%

3.03%

3.78%

3.86%

3.65%

3.93%

4.28%

4.36%

4.53%

4.53%

4.43%

3.66%

1986

3.89%

3.11%

2.26%

1.59%

1.49%

1.77%

1.58%

1.57%

1.75%

1.47%

1.28%

1.10%

1.91%

1985

3.53%

3.52%

3.70%

3.69%

3.77%

3.76%

3.55%

3.35%

3.14%

3.23%

3.51%

3.80%

3.55%

1984

4.19%

4.60%

4.80%

4.56%

4.23%

4.22%

4.20%

4.29%

4.27%

4.26%

4.05%

3.95%

4.30%

1983

3.71%

3.49%

3.60%

3.90%

3.55%

2.58%

2.46%

2.56%

2.86%

2.85%

3.27%

3.79%

3.22%

1982

8.39%

7.62%

6.78%

6.51%

6.68%

7.06%

6.44%

5.85%

5.04%

5.14%

4.59%

3.83%

6.16%

1981

11.83%

11.41%

10.49%

10.00%

9.78%

9.55%

10.76%

10.80%

10.95%

10.14%

9.59%

8.92%

10.35%

1980

13.91%

14.18%

14.76%

14.73%

14.41%

14.38%

13.13%

12.87%

12.60%

12.77%

12.65%

12.52%

13.58%

1979

9.28%

9.86%

10.09%

10.49%

10.85%

10.89%

11.26%

11.82%

12.18%

12.07%

12.61%

13.29%

11.22%

1978

6.84%

6.43%

6.55%

6.50%

6.97%

7.41%

7.70%

7.84%

8.31%

8.93%

8.89%

9.02%

7.62%

1977

5.22%

5.91%

6.44%

6.95%

6.73%

6.87%

6.83%

6.62%

6.60%

6.39%

6.72%

6.70%

6.50%

1976

6.72%

6.29%

6.07%

6.05%

6.20%

5.97%

5.35%

5.71%

5.49%

5.46%

4.88%

4.86%

5.75%

1975

11.80%

11.23%

10.25%

10.21%

9.47%

9.39%

9.72%

8.60%

7.91%

7.44%

7.38%

6.94%

9.20%

1974

9.39%

10.02%

10.39%

10.09%

10.71%

10.86%

11.51%

10.86%

11.95%

12.06%

12.20%

12.34%

11.03%

1973

3.65%

3.87%

4.59%

5.06%

5.53%

6.00%

5.73%

7.38%

7.36%

7.80%

8.25%

8.71%

6.16%

1972

3.27%

3.51%

3.50%

3.49%

3.23%

2.71%

2.95%

2.94%

3.19%

3.42%

3.67%

3.41%

3.27%

1971

5.29%

5.00%

4.71%

4.16%

4.40%

4.64%

4.36%

4.62%

4.08%

3.81%

3.28%

3.27%

4.30%

1970

6.18%

6.15%

5.82%

6.06%

6.04%

6.01%

5.98%

5.41%

5.66%

5.63%

5.60%

5.57%

5.84%

1969

4.40%

4.68%

5.25%

5.52%

5.51%

5.48%

5.44%

5.71%

5.70%

5.67%

5.93%

6.20%

5.46%

1968

3.65%

3.95%

3.94%

3.93%

3.92%

4.20%

4.49%

4.48%

4.46%

4.75%

4.73%

4.72%

4.27%

1967

3.46%

2.81%

2.80%

2.48%

2.79%

2.78%

2.77%

2.45%

2.75%

2.43%

2.74%

3.04%

2.78%

1966

1.92%

2.56%

2.56%

2.87%

2.87%

2.53%

2.85%

3.48%

3.48%

3.79%

3.79%

3.46%

3.01%

1965

0.97%

0.97%

1.29%

1.62%

1.62%

1.94%

1.61%

1.94%

1.61%

1.93%

1.60%

1.92%

1.59%

1964

1.64%

1.64%

1.31%

1.31%

1.31%

1.31%

1.30%

0.98%

1.30%

0.97%

1.30%

0.97%

1.28%

1963

1.33%

1.00%

1.33%

0.99%

0.99%

1.32%

1.32%

1.32%

0.99%

1.32%

1.32%

1.64%

1.24%

1962

0.67%

1.01%

1.01%

1.34%

1.34%

1.34%

1.00%

1.34%

1.33%

1.33%

1.33%

1.33%

1.20%

1961

1.71%

1.36%

1.36%

1.02%

1.02%

0.68%

1.35%

1.01%

1.35%

0.67%

0.67%

0.67%

1.07%

1960

1.03%

1.73%

1.73%

1.72%

1.72%

1.72%

1.37%

1.37%

1.02%

1.36%

1.36%

1.36%

1.46%

1959

1.40%

1.05%

0.35%

0.35%

0.35%

0.69%

0.69%

1.04%

1.38%

1.73%

1.38%

1.73%

1.01%

1958

3.62%

3.25%

3.60%

3.58%

3.21%

2.85%

2.47%

2.12%

2.12%

2.12%

2.11%

1.76%

2.73%

1957

2.99%

3.36%

3.73%

3.72%

3.70%

3.31%

3.28%

3.66%

3.28%

2.91%

3.27%

2.90%

3.34%

1956

0.37%

0.37%

0.37%

0.75%

1.12%

1.87%

2.24%

1.87%

1.86%

2.23%

2.23%

2.99%

1.52%

1955

-0.74%

-0.74%

-0.74%

-0.37%

-0.74%

-0.74%

-0.37%

-0.37%

0.37%

0.37%

0.37%

0.37%

-0.28%

1954

1.13%

1.51%

1.13%

0.75%

0.75%

0.37%

0.37%

0.00%

-0.37%

-0.74%

-0.37%

-0.74%

0.32%

1953

0.38%

0.76%

1.14%

0.76%

1.14%

1.13%

0.37%

0.75%

0.75%

1.12%

0.75%

0.75%

0.82%

1952

4.33%

2.33%

1.94%

2.33%

1.93%

2.32%

3.09%

3.09%

2.30%

1.91%

1.14%

0.75%

2.29%

1951

8.09%

9.36%

9.32%

9.32%

9.28%

8.82%

7.47%

6.58%

6.97%

6.50%

6.88%

6.00%

7.88%

1950

-2.08%

-1.26%

-0.84%

-1.26%

-0.42%

-0.42%

1.69%

2.10%

2.09%

3.80%

3.78%

5.93%

1.09%

1949

1.27%

1.28%

1.71%

0.42%

-0.42%

-0.83%

-2.87%

-2.86%

-2.45%

-2.87%

-1.65%

-2.07%

-0.95%

1948

10.23%

9.30%

6.85%

8.68%

9.13%

9.55%

9.91%

8.89%

6.52%

6.09%

4.76%

2.99%

7.74%

1947

18.13%

18.78%

19.67%

19.02%

18.38%

17.65%

12.12%

11.39%

12.75%

10.58%

8.45%

8.84%

14.65%

1946

2.25%

1.69%

2.81%

3.37%

3.35%

3.31%

9.39%

11.60%

12.71%

14.92%

17.68%

18.13%

8.43%

  AVERAGE

4.10%

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