Focus on Economic Data: The Inflation Rate - December 2001
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
The seasonally adjusted rate of change in the consumer price index during the month of December 2001 was -0.2 percent or a decrease of two-tenths of one percent. The rate of increase in the consumer price index for all of 2001 was 1.6 percent. In December, the core consumer price index, which excludes energy and food prices, increased by 0.1 percent. The core index increased 2.7 percent for 2001.
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