United States Inflation Rate in 1997
Inflation rate in the United States was 1.70% in 1997. That is 1.62 less than it was in the preceding 1996 and 0.09% more than in the following year of 1998.
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, % | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.13 | -0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.25 | -0.06 | -0.12 | 1.70 |
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), % | 3.04 | 3.03 | 2.76 | 2.50 | 2.23 | 2.30 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.15 | 2.08 | 1.83 | 1.70 | 1.70 |
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), % | 0.32 | 0.63 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 1.07 | 1.20 | 1.39 | 1.64 | 1.89 | 1.83 | 1.70 | 1.70 |
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