2. Here are values of the CPI (multiplied by 100) for each year from 1990 to 2000. For each year beginning with 1991, calculate the rate of inflation from the previous year. What happened to inflation rates over the 1990s?

1990 130.7

1991 136.2

1992 140.3

1993 144.5

1994 148.2

1995 152.4

1996 156.9

1997 160.5

1998 163.0