United States Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2% (2012 est.)
3.1% (2011 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 February 21, 2013

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Related Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Inflation, average consumer prices

Note: Annual percentages of average consumer prices are year-on-year changes.

Units: Percent change

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

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2011 World Economic Outlook

Year	Inflation, average consumer prices
1980	13.502
1981	10.378
1982	6.158
1983	3.16
1984	4.368
1985	3.528
1986	1.944
1987	3.578
1988	4.1
1989	4.791
1990	5.419
1991	4.216
1992	3.042
1993	2.97
1994	2.596
1995	2.805
1996	2.937
1997	2.338
1998	1.547
1999	2.193
2000	3.367
2001	2.817
2002	1.596
2003	2.298
2004	2.668
2005	3.366
2006	3.222
2007	2.867
2008	3.817
2009	-0.327
2010	1.646