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) for Food (not seasonally adjusted) The all-items Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of economy-wide inflation, was up 0.3 percent from January 2017 to February 2017 and is 2.7 percent above the February 2016 level.