To prepare to answer the questions below, listen to "Inflation: Measurements and Causes During the Pandemic."

This podcast was created in August $2021.$ The inflation rate, when calculated by the consumer price index $($CPI$),$ was above $◻\%?$ How long had it been since it had been that high in the United States?

A$.9\%$;$1999$

B$.7\%$;$2001$

C$.5\%$;$2008$

D$.8\%$;$2008$