Another infographic comparing the last 18 months to the Great Depression. This time I am focusing on Prices, Inflation and Deflation.
Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index History Table
If you want more see Inflation and Deflation created by WallStats
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Once again, by using government figures, you are comparing apples and oranges because the methodology for the calculation of the CPI was significantly changed for self-serving reasons (i.e., the reduction of government entitlement program COLA costs) by The Boskin Commission in 1995 as revealed in the excellent book “Greenspan’s Bubbles.”