By Spencer,
Did you know that over the last six months the compound growth of the total CPI was -5.0%. Of course that is up from January when it was - 5.8%.
You have to go back to 1948 to find actual deflation like this, when it bottomed at -4.2%..
Of course much of the deflation was due to the plunge in oil prices from almost $150.
But even if you exclude energy the six month change in the CPI excluding energy was only 1.2%, the lowest rate since 1964.
I wonder how many of those claiming that Fed policy will cause inflation are even aware that we are now suffering deflation are near deflation.
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