These statistics are taken from various sources. The basic inflation numbers may be found on the Internet at the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The inflation rate is given after the inflation level, which itself is a percentage of the average of the years 1982-1984 (1982-84=100%). Double figures are artifacts of changes in statistical methods or of contradictory information. Note that 1967 prices are about a third of 82/84 prices and 1995 prices about 3/2 of those.
15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85%
1946 18.2 = 18.1%
1947 21.5 = 10.2%
1948 23.7 = 1.3%
1949 24.0 = -2.1%
1950 23.5 = 8.1%
1951 25.4 = 4.3%/5.9%
1952 26.5 = 0.3%
1953 26.6 = 1.1%
1954 26.9 = -0.7%
1955 26.7 = 0.4%
1956 26.8 = 3.0%
1957 27.6 = 3.6%
1958 28.6 = 1.4%
1959 29.0 = 1.0%
1960 29.3 = 1.7%
1961 29.8 = 0.7%
1962 30.0 = 1.3%
1963 30.4 = 1.6%
1964 30.9 = 1.0%
1965 31.2 = 1.9%
1966 31.8 = 3.5%
1967 32.9 = 3.6%
1968 34.1 = 4.4%
1969 35.6 = 6.2%
1970 37.8 = 5.3%
1971 39.8 = 3.3%
1972 41.1 = 3.6%
1973 42.6 = 9.4%
1974 46.6 = 11.8%/12.2%
1975 52.1 = 6.7%
1976 55.6 = 5.2%
1977 58.5 = 6.8%
1978 62.5 = 9.3%
1979 68.3 = 13.9%/13.3%
1980 77.8 = 11.8%/12.4%
85% 90% 95% 100% 105% 110% 115% 120% 125% 130% 135% 140% 145% 150% 155% 160%
1981 87.0 = 8.4%
1982 94.3 = 3.7%
1983 97.8 = 4.2%
1984 101.9 = 3.5%
1985 105.5 = 3.9%
1986 109.6 = 1.5%
1987 111.2 = 4.0%
1988 115.7 = 4.7%
1989 121.1 = 5.2%
1990 127.4 = 5.7%
1991 134.6 = 2.6%
1992 138.1 = 3.3%
1993 142.6 = 2.5%
1994 146.2 = 2.8%
1995 150.3 = 2.7%
1996 154.4
1997 160.0