Archive for the 'Inflation' Category

Annual Inflation: Transportation vs Medical Care (1935-2007)

Published by Catherine on June 22, 2008 in Area Graph, Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI, Inflation and United States. 0 Comments

I have plotted the annual inflation (CPI-U) for transportation sector (cars, trucks, airline fares, public transportation, gasoline, repairs, insurance etc…) and medical care sector (prescription drugs, medical supplies, doctor visits, dentists, hospital services, insurance etc…) from 1935 to 2007.

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Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Gasoline in the American Budget

Published by Catherine on June 1, 2008 in Inflation, Interactive Graphic, Treemap and United States. 0 Comments

Screenshots from a New York Times Interactive Graphic by Matthew Bloch, Shan Carter and Amanda Cox that shows the different parts of the average consumer’s budget and the change in price (inflation) over the last year. I have highlighted gasoline: share of spending is 5.2% with a price increase of 26%. If you go to the Interactive Graphic you can zoom on different categories (as you can see from the second screenshot).

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US Inflation: Annual Percent Change (1774-2007)

Published by Catherine on May 27, 2008 in Area Graph, CPI, Inflation and United States. 2 Comments

Here is the annual percent change of inflation (CPI) in the Untied States from 1774 to 2007, which I graphed in my previous post, but this time I added historical events to the graph: Wars, Banking Panics, Pegging Paper Money to the Gold and Silver Standard, Establishment of the Federal Reserve and the US Mint.

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Data from MeasuringWorth.org

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Inflation in the United States (1774-2007)

Published by Catherine on May 18, 2008 in Area Graph, CPI, Cost of Living, Inflation, Line Graph and United States. 3 Comments

I graphed the annual percent change of inflation (CPI) in the United States from 1774 to 2007 and then added a graph of the CPI index. This index takes $100 in 2007 and shows what the equivalent dollar amount is for each year (so in 1774 that would be $3.77). However, this does not represent the changes in the standard of living, given the invention of new technology.

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Inflation 1774-2007

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Data from MeasuringWorth.org

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