Inflation Analysis 

Linear Inflation by Decade 

January 1930 through December 1939 was -18.13% ($1 after inflation required $0.82)
January 1940 through December 1949 was 69.78% ($1 after inflation required $1.70) 
January 1950 through December 1959 was 25.11% ($1 after inflation required $1.25)
January 1960 through December 1969 was 28.67% ($1 after inflation required $1.29)
January 1970 through December 1979 was 102.91% ($1 after inflation required $2.03)
January 1980 through December 1989 was 62.08% ($1 after inflation required $1.62)
January 1990 through December 1999 was 32.10% ($1 after inflation required $1.32)
January 2000 through December 2009 was 27.93% ($1 after inflation required $1.28)
January 2010 through May 2019 was 18.19% ($1 after inflation required $1.18)

Cumulative Inflation by Decade

January 1930 through May 2019 was 1,397.61% ($1 after inflation required $14.98)
January 1940 through May 2019 was 1,742.39% ($1 after inflation required $18.42)
January 1950 through May 2019 was 989.75% ($1 after inflation required $10.90)
January 1960 through May 2019 was 774.03% ($1 after inflation required $8.74)
January 1970 through May 2019 was 577.49% ($1 after inflation is $6.77)
January 1980 through May 2019 was 229.17% ($1 after inflation is $3.29)
January 1990 through May 2019 was 101.01% ($1 after inflation is $2.01)
January 2000 through May 2019 was 51.71% ($1 after inflation is $1.52)
January 2010 through May 2019 was 18.19% ($1 after inflation required $1.18)

​Year
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1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

​Inflation Rate YOY

​0.60%
-6.40%
-9.30%
-10.30%
0.80%
1.50%
3.00%
1.40%
2.90%
-2.80%
0.00%
0.70%
9.90%
9.00%
3.00%
2.30%
2.20%
18.10%
8.80%
3.00%
-2.10%
5.90%
6.00%
0.80%
0.70%
-0.70%
0.40%
3.00%
2.90%
1.80%
1.70%
1.40%
0.70%
1.30%
1.60%
1.00%
1.90%
3.50%
3.00%
4.70%
6.20%
5.60%
3.30%
3.40%
8.70%
12.30%
6.90%
4.90%
6.70%
9.00%
13.30%
12.50%
8.90%
3.80%
3.80%
3.90%
3.80%
1.10%
4.40%
4.40%
4.60%
6.10%
3.10%
2.90%
2.70%
2.70%
2.50%
3.30%
1.70%
1.60%
2.70%
3.40%
1.60%
2.40%
1.90%
3.30%
3.40%
2.50%
4.10%
0.10%
2.70%
1.50%
3.00%
1.70%
1.50%
0.80%
0.70%
2.10%
2.10%
1.90%
1.50%
1.90%
2.00%

​Fed Funds Rate

​NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.25%
2.50%
3.00%
3.00%
2.50%
4.00%
2.00%
2.00%
3.00%
3.38%
3.75%
4.25%
5.50%
4.50%
6.00%
9.00%
5.00%
5.00%
5.75%
11.00%
8.00%
6.50%
4.75%
6.50%
10.00%
12.00%
18.00%
12.00%
8.50%
9.25%
8.25%
7.75%
6.00%
6.75%
9.75%
8.25%
7.00%
4.00%
3.00%
3.00%
5.50%
5.50%
5.25%
5.50%
4.75%
5.50%
6.50%
1.75%
1.25%
1.00%
2.25%
4.25%
5.25%
4.25%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0.25%
0.75%
1.50%
2.50%
2.50%
2.00%
2.50%

Business Cycle (GDP Growth)     

​Aug peak
Contraction (-8.5%)
Contraction (-6.4%)
Contraction (-12.9%)
Contraction ended in March (-1.2%)
Expansion (10.8%)
Expansion (8.9%)
Expansion (12.9%)
Expansion peaked in May (5.1%)
Contraction ended in June (-3.3%)
Expansion (8.0%)
Expansion (8.8%)
Expansion (17.7%)
Expansion (18.9%)
Expansion (17.0%)
Expansion (8.0%)
Feb peak. Oct trough (-1.0%)
Expansion (-11.6%)
Expansion (-1.1%) 
Nov peak (4.1%) 
Oct trough (-0.6%)
Expansion (8.7%) 
Expansion (8.0%) 
Expansion (4.1%)
July peak (4.7%)
May trough (-0.6%)
Expansion (7.1%)
Expansion (2.1%) 
Aug peak (2.1%)
April trough (-0.7%)
Expansion (6.9%)
April peak (2.6%)
Feb trough (2.6%)
Expansion (6.1%) 
Expansion (4.4%) 
Expansion (5.8%) 
Expansion (6.5%) 
Expansion (6.6%)
Expansion (2.7%)
Expansion (4.9%)
Dec peak (3.1%)
Nov trough (0.2%) 
Expansion (3.3%) 
Expansion (5.3%)
Nov peak (5.6%)
Contraction (-0.5%) 
March trough (-0.2%)
Expansion (5.4%) 
Expansion (4.6%) 
Expansion (5.5%) 
Expansion (3.2%)  
Jan peak (-0.3%)
July trough (2.5%)
November (-1.8%) 
Expansion (4.6%) 
Expansion (7.2%)
Expansion (4.2%)
Expansion (3.5%) 
Expansion (3.5%) 
Expansion (4.2%)
Expansion (3.7%)  
Jul peak (1.9%) 
Mar trough (-0.1%) 
Expansion (3.5%)
Expansion (2.8%) 
Expansion (4.0%)
Expansion (2.7%)
Expansion (3.8%)
Expansion (4.4%)
Expansion (4.5%)
Expansion (4.8%)
Expansion (4.1%)
March peak. Nov trough (1.0%)
Expansion (1.7%) 
Expansion (2.9%)
Expansion (3.8%)
Expansion (3.5%)
Expansion (2.9%) 
Dec peak (1.9%)
Contraction (-0.1%)
Jun trough (-2.5%) 
Expansion (2.6%)
Expansion (1.6%)
Expansion (2.2%)
Expansion (1.8%)
Expansion (2.5%)
Expansion (2.9%) 
Expansion (1.6%)
Expansion (2.2%)
Expansion (2.9%)
Expansion (2.1%)
Expansion (2.0%)
Expansion (1.8%)

Resources for Tables
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Adapted from, https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-inflation-rate-history-by-year-and-forecast-3306093 
Inflation calculator, https://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Calculators/Cumulative_Inflation_Calculator.aspx