Clear Spring, Maryland is the 14,777th largest city in the United States as of 2016. Clear Spring, Maryland is a town. Clear Spring, Maryland is currently 61.0% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population. Clear Spring, Maryland's growth is extremely below average. 96% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
In addition, as the U.S. heads into inflationary times, gold's price tends to increase. Historically, gold has been a good inflation hedge, and people tend to buy more as they fear the value of their money is decreasing, which again pushes up the price. Finally, consumer expectations can be a demand driver. As consumer confidence wanes, investors look to gold as a safe haven, further driving up its price.
Lowest inflation may refer to years with the greatest deflation or the lowest amount of inflation above or equal to 0%. There were several years before the introduction of the consumer price index (CPI) in 1913 when inflation estimates were reported as 0% largely due to a lack of available data. The highest year-over-year deflation rate before 1913 was in 1780 when it was estimated at 19.34%. The lowest inflation rate above 0% before 1913 was in 1827 when it was estimated to have been 0.83%. As of 2014, the highest deflation rate in 1913 and after was 10.68% in 1921. The lowest inflation rate in 1913 and after was 0% in 1929. Year-over-year inflation is calculated by subtracting the value of the CPI at the end of the year from the value of the CPI at the beginning of the year.