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U.S. First Class Stamps vs. Inflation

By guest on Jun 15, 2007
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Time Scale	Data Aggregation
Yearly Quarterly Monthly	Average High Low Total Count Distinct None

Year	Cost of U.S. First Class Stamp	Date	CPI (1967=100)

1922	1.0	Jan 1922	1.0
1986	1.0	Jan 1986	1.0
1924	0.0	Sep 1924	1.0
1988	0.0	Sep 1988	1.0
1927	0.0	May 1927	1.0
1991	0.0	May 1991	1.0
1930	1.0	Jan 1930	1.0
1994	1.0	Jan 1994	1.0
1932	0.0	Sep 1932	1.0
1996	0.0	Sep 1996	1.0
1935	0.0	May 1935	1.0
1999	0.0	May 1999	1.0
1938	1.0	Jan 1938	1.0
2002	1.0	Jan 2002	1.0
1940	0.0	Sep 1940	1.0
2004	0.0	Sep 2004	1.0
1943	0.0	May 1943	1.0
1946	1.0	Jan 1946	1.0
1948	0.0	Sep 1948	1.0
1951	0.0	May 1951	1.0
1954	1.0	Jan 1954	1.0
1956	0.0	Sep 1956	1.0
1959	0.0	May 1959	1.0
1962	1.0	Jan 1962	1.0
1964	0.0	Sep 1964	1.0
1967	0.0	May 1967	1.0
1970	1.0	Jan 1970	1.0
1972	0.0	Sep 1972	1.0
1975	0.0	May 1975	1.0
1978	1.0	Jan 1978	1.0
1916	0.0	Sep 1916	1.0
1980	0.0	Sep 1980	1.0
1919	0.0	May 1919	1.0
1983	0.0	May 1983	1.0
1922	0.0	Apr 1922	1.0
1986	0.0	Apr 1986	1.0
1924	0.0	Dec 1924	1.0
1988	0.0	Dec 1988	1.0
1927	0.0	Aug 1927	1.0
1991	0.0	Aug 1991	1.0
1930	0.0	Apr 1930	1.0
1994	0.0	Apr 1994	1.0
1932	0.0	Dec 1932	1.0
1996	0.0	Dec 1996	1.0
1935	0.0	Aug 1935	1.0
1999	0.0	Aug 1999	1.0
1938	0.0	Apr 1938	1.0
2002	0.0	Apr 2002	1.0
1940	0.0	Dec 1940	1.0
2004	0.0	Dec 2004	1.0
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Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/ro9/9211...) and A.K. Dart (http://www.akdart.com/postr...)

Photo Credit: Farl

On May 14, 2007, the U.S. Postal Service is increasing the price of a first class stamp to 41 cents (yellow). This graph displays that this increase is roughly tracking inflation (red). —guest