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Commentary  6092 ec
EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION INFLATION RATE
March, 2015 Data:

The forecast for the US Education & Communication Inflation Rate is in the
table at the top of this page. Forecast-Chart.com is forecasting that Education
& Communication Inflation Rates will be roughly 0.35% over the next year. The
table shows a HDTFA of 0.70% which suggests that the inflation rate for
education & communication prices in the US for the 12 months ending April,
2016 could easily fall between 1.05% and -0.35%. Links to Forecasts for many
other economic indicators may be found at the top of this page. The education
& communication price index used in this article is the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers: Education & Communication, hereinafter referred as the
education & communication price index.

Annual US Education & Communication Inflation Rate
Last Month                                       0.0%
Last Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3%
Last 5 Years                                     1.4%
Last 10 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1%
Last 20 Years                                   2.2%

Annual Education & Communication Inflation Rate: Highs & Lows
High (Last 12 Months)                      1.6%   (June, 2014)
Low (Last 12 Months)                       0.3%   (March, 2015)
High (Since January, 1994)            4.3%   (January, 1995)
Low (Since January, 1994)            0.2%   (June, 1999)

The annual Education & Communication Inflation Rate for the 12 months ended
in March, 2015 was 0.32%. That's 0.06% percent lower than the 12 months
ended in February, 2015 which inflated at a rate of 0.38%. It is 0.79% percent
lower than the 12 months ended in March, 2014 which inflated at a rate of
1.11%.  The sideways movement in inflation rates from February to March
indicates that the short term inflation trend in education & communication prices
has been flat. If that trend continues, we should see an inflation rate for the 12
months ended in April, 2015 that is close to 0.26%.

The USA Education & Communication Inflation Rate one year ago was 1.11%.
Over the last year, inflation in the education & communication price index was
0.32%. The average rate over the last 10 years was 2.09%.  Lower inflation
over the last 12 months compared to the average inflation over the last 10
years serves as an indicator that the long term trend in the Education &
Communication Inflation Rate is down. Inflation expectations should be adjusted
accordingly.

Forecast-Chart.com's historical research covers Education & Communication
Inflation Rate data back to January, 1994. The average annual inflation rate in
education & communication prices during that period of history was 2.27%. The
highest rate was 4.34%. The lowest rate was 0.20%.  The high was attained in
the 12 months ended in January of 1995. The low was achieved in the 12
months ended in June of 1999. Recent rates experienced in the 12 months
ended in March of 2015 are low relative to the historical 2.27% average.

This page provides a five year chart and a forecast for the US Education &
Communication Inflation Rate. For links to longer term charts, look at the links
under the five year chart (above). One link opens a ten year chart. Another
opens our longest term graph on the Education & Communication Inflation
Rate. Just one glance at Forecast-Chart.com's long term charts can provide
tremendous insight into the historical trends of the financial markets.

The US Government's inflation economics policy attempts to control inflation.
High inflation and negative inflation (deflation) can have damaging effects on
the economy.





















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Annual US Inflation Rate for the cost of Education & Communication is plotted monthly in gray
(Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Education & Communication). The forecast for the
target month is shown in green. Other links related to this economic indicator are below.
Inflation: All Urban Consumers: Education & Communication - 5 Year History
Education & Communication Inflation Rate Forecast
Target Month
Forecast
HDTFA
Forecast for US Education & Communication Inflation
Rate for the year ending in the target month indicated
based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers: Education & Communication, not
seasonally adjusted.
April 2016
0.35%
0.70%
Updated Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
US Education & Communication Inflation
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
0%
Current Analysis & Forecast: US Education & Communication Inflation
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