Inflation Rates

Description: The US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides the Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program that produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. You can view their website at: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/#data. The site provides detailed statistics, an inflation calculator, average price data, and much more.

Another site that provides inflation rates is InflationData.com.
According to InflationData.com:

• In 2006, the average inflation rate was 3.24%
• In 2005, the average inflation rate was 3.39%
• In 2004, the average inflation rate was 2.68%
• In 2003, the average inflation rate was 2.27%
• In 2002, the average inflation rate was 1.59%
• In 2001, the average inflation rate was 2.83%
• In 2000, the average inflation rate was 3.38%

Source:
US Department of Labor
InflationData.com
Date Last Revisited: 2/14/07