Modular programming is a software design technique that emphasizes separating the functionality of a program into independent, interchangeable modules, such that each contains everything necessary to execute only one aspect of the desired functionality.
So if the value of the price index for the current year is equal to 165, and last year's value was 150, the rate would be calculated as: Inflation rate = (165 - 150) X100= 10.
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) data is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistic. This monthly pipelined data is the gas powering the always-current Inflation Calculator. The following CPI data was last updated by the government agency on April 14, 2017 and covers up to March 2017. The next inflation update for April has a scheduled release date of May 12, 2017.