United States Inflation Rate in 1978
Inflation rate in the United States was 9.02% in 1978. That is 2.32 more than it was in the preceding 1977 and 4.28% less than in the following year of 1979.
Month over month inflation rate is calculated for just the subject month itself - from the first to the last day of that month:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month to month, % | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.94 | 1.09 | 0.77 | 0.46 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 9.02 |
Year to year inflation rate is calculated for 12 months: 11 months preceding the subject one and the subject month itself:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year over year (12 months), % | 6.84 | 6.43 | 6.55 | 6.50 | 6.97 | 7.41 | 7.70 | 7.84 | 8.31 | 8.93 | 8.89 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
Progressive inflation rate is an incremental year to date inflation that sums rates from the beginning of the calendar year to the end of the subject month:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive (year to date), % | 0.64 | 1.29 | 2.09 | 2.90 | 3.86 | 4.99 | 5.80 | 6.28 | 7.09 | 8.05 | 8.53 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
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