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US Inflation: Annual Percent Change (1774-2007) by  CATHERINE  on  MAY 27, 2008 in  HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES , VE INFOGRAPHICS Here is the annual percent change of  inflation  ( CPI ) in the Untied States from 1774 to 2007, which I graphed in  my previous post , but this time I added historical events to the graph: Wars, Banking Panics, Pegging Paper Money to the  Gold  and Silver Standard, Establishment of the Federal Reserve  and the US Mint.   Data from  MeasuringWorth.org

M3 Long-term growth (green) M3 is broad indicator of money in circulation FED's Monetary Policy at work: flood the market with money . President Bush: Fiscal Policy: He supports a strong US Dollar? Bunk! Inflation is the consequence for the consumer (below). Results on Main Street USA ! Blue line is truest measure; not the govt version in RED Norton's comments: And Pres. Bush says he supports a strong dollar? If this is his vision of support, then I don't want to see how he supports any public promises! Consumers pay for the excesses and greed of the leaders we depend on the run OUR economy!