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The common measure for consumers is the [[Consumer Price Index]] (CPI). [[Economist]]s prefer a broader measure, the "implicit GDP deflator", which includes the prices of non-consumer items like highways and factories.

The common measure for consumers is the [[Consumer Price Index]] (CPI). [[Economist]]s prefer a broader measure, the "implicit GDP deflator", which includes the prices of non-consumer items like highways and factories.

In the U.S. the inflation rate was near zero in 2009.  

In the [[U.S.]], the inflation rate was near zero in 2009, and very low for the subsequent decade.  

 

==Hyperinflation==

==Hyperinflation==