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DEFINITION
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
| Date |
Amount |
Rank |
| 2005 |
6.79 |
#55 |
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| 2004 |
4.33 |
#63 |
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| 2003 |
14.23 |
#19 |
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| 2002 |
10.51 |
#27 |
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| 2001 |
7.27 |
#41 |
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| 2000 |
8.98 |
#36 |
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| 1999 |
6.75 |
#46 |
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| 1998 |
11.55 |
#35 |
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| 1997 |
6.95 |
#66 |
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| 1996 |
9.8 |
#62 |
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| 1995 |
13.43 |
#58 |
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| 1994 |
20.57 |
#60 |
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| 1993 |
18.21 |
#46 |
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| 1992 |
15.19 |
#48 |
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| 1991 |
24.23 |
#36 |
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| 1990 |
37.26 |
#21 |
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| 1989 |
26.42 |
#24 |
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| 1988 |
22.59 |
#30 |
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| 1987 |
21.81 |
#27 |
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| 1986 |
31.74 |
#21 |
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| 1985 |
25.21 |
#21 |
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| 1984 |
20.31 |
#22 |
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| 1983 |
13.43 |
#38 |
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| 1982 |
5.12 |
#115 |
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| 1981 |
12.97 |
#59 |
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| 1980 |
22.45 |
#23 |
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| 1979 |
28.16 |
#14 |
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| 1978 |
10.66 |
#43 |
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| 1977 |
9.36 |
#73 |
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| 1976 |
4.47 |
#91 |
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| 1975 |
6.69 |
#98 |
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| 1974 |
25.23 |
#21 |
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| 1973 |
12.8 |
#37 |
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| 1972 |
9.18 |
#17 |
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| 1971 |
4.95 |
#42 |
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| 1970 |
-0.86 |
#95 |
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| 1969 |
2.25 |
#73 |
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| 1968 |
0.71 |
#75 |
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| 1967 |
1.37 |
#72 |
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| 1966 |
2.87 |
#58 |
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| 1965 |
3.86 |
#34 |
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| 1964 |
1.37 |
#60 |
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| 1963 |
2.1 |
#42 |
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| 1962 |
1.42 |
#43 |
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| 1961 |
18.49 |
#3 |
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DEFINITION: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
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