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United States Inflation Rate 1970s

Name: United States Inflation Rate 1970s
Creator: World Bank
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

7.09% decade average (1970-1979)

United States's inflation rate during the 1970s ranged from 3.27% (1972) to 11.25% (1979), averaging 7.09% over 10 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1970	5.84%	+0.38pp	63rd
1971	4.29%	−1.55pp	43rd
1972	3.27%	−1.02pp	15th
1973	6.18%	+2.91pp	16th
1974	11.05%	+4.88pp	19th
1975	9.14%	−1.91pp	28th
1976	5.74%	−3.40pp	28th
1977	6.50%	+0.76pp	19th
1978	7.63%	+1.13pp	37th
1979	11.25%	+3.62pp	55th