The Way I See It!
I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
CPI - Consumer Price Indexes
The Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program produces seasonally adjusted monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services
Here are the CPI yearly avg figures for 1980 - 2010
1980 13.5
1981 10.3
1982 6.2
1983 3.2
1984 4.3
1985 3.6
1986 1.9
1987 3.6
1988 4.1
1989 4.8
1990 5.4
1991 4.2
1992 3.0
1993 3.0
1994 2.6
1995 2.8
1996 3.0
1997 2.3
1998 1.6
1999 2.2
2000 3.4
2001 2.8
2002 1.6
2003 2.3
2004 2.7
2005 3.4
2006 3.2
2007 2.8
2008 3.8
2009 -0.4
2010 1.6
Source and full stats from 1913 to 2011: US Inflation Calculator
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