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What is a CPI inflation calculator?

The CPI inflation calculator is a tool to estimate the change in the general level of prices in the United States over different time intervals. It relies on the consumer price index data, which is published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS CPI) every month.

How do you calculate inflation?

We just substitute a different value for the first one. So if we want to know how much prices have increased over the last 12 months (the commonly published inflation rate number) we would subtract last year's Consumer Price Index from the current index and divide by last year's number and multiply the result by 100 and add a % sign.

How does inflation work?

Inflation is an increase in the overall price level. The official inflation rate is tracked by calculating changes in a measure called the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI tracks changes in the cost of living over time. Like other economic measures it does a pretty good job of this.

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