US inflation has skyrocketed

Annual percent change in Consumer Price Index, not seasonally adjusted

+7%

+6.8%

Recession

+6

+5

Recent

inflation

+4

+3

+2

+1

0

-1

-2

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

+7%

+6.8%

Recession

+6

+5

Recent

inflation

+4

+3

+2

+1

0

-1

-2

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

+7%

+6.8%

+6

Recession

+5

Recent inflation

+4

+3

+2

+1

0

-1

-2

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

+7%

+6.8%

+6

Recession

+5

Recent inflation

+4

+3

+2

+1

0

-1

-2

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

+7%

+6.8%

+6

Recent inflation

Recession

+5

+4

+3

+2

+1

0

-1

-2

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: Consumer Price Index, US Bureau of Labor Statistics