United States Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.7% (2007 est.)

Year	Inflation rate (consumer prices)	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	1.60 %	178		2002
2004	2.30 %	143	43.75 %	2003
2005	2.50 %	81	8.70 %	2004 est.
2006	3.20 %	98	28.00 %	2005 est.
2007	2.50 %	57	-21.88 %	2006 est.
2008	2.70 %	65	8.00 %	2007 est.

Definition: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Inflation, average consumer prices

Note: Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Units: Annual percent change

Country-specific Note: See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index, 2000=100).

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2008 World Economic Outlook

Year	Inflation, average consumer prices	Percent Change
1980	13.502
1981	10.378	-23.14 %
1982	6.158	-40.66 %
1983	3.16	-48.68 %
1984	4.368	38.23 %
1985	3.528	-19.23 %
1986	1.944	-44.90 %
1987	3.578	84.05 %
1988	4.1	14.59 %
1989	4.791	16.85 %
1990	5.419	13.11 %
1991	4.216	-22.20 %
1992	3.042	-27.85 %
1993	2.97	-2.37 %
1994	2.596	-12.59 %
1995	2.805	8.05 %
1996	2.937	4.71 %
1997	2.338	-20.39 %
1998	1.547	-33.83 %
1999	2.193	41.76 %
2000	3.367	53.53 %
2001	2.817	-16.34 %
2002	1.596	-43.34 %
2003	2.298	43.98 %
2004	2.668	16.10 %
2005	3.375	26.50 %
2006	3.226	-4.41 %
2007	2.858	-11.41 %
2008	3.018	5.60 %