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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.
The table of historical inflation rates displays annual rates from 1914 to 2017. Rates of inflation are calculated using the current Consumer Price Index published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BLS data was last updated on April 14, 2017 and covers up to March 2017. The next update is set to happen on May 12, 2017. It will provide historical inflation rates through to April 2017.