U.S. inflation rate for 2019 was 1.81%, a 0.63% decline from 2018. U.S. inflation rate for 2018 was 2.44%, a 0.31% increase from 2017. U.S. inflation rate for 2017 was 2.13%, a 0.87% increase from 2016.
What is the average inflation rate formula?
Utilize inflation rate formula
Subtract the past date CPI from the current date CPI and divide your answer by the past date CPI. Multiply the results by 100. Your answer is the inflation rate as a percentage.
What is the average historical inflation rate?
Inflation Rate in the United States averaged 3.24 percent from 1914 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 23.70 percent in June of 1920 and a record low of -15.80 percent in June of 1921.