> > I am having a hard time finding good numbers, but one reference on the > > web (http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/H/1990/ch8_p21.htm) put it above 20% in > > 1980. > > > > http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-carterreagan.htm
The US Bureau of Labour Statistics places CPI inflation at 13.5% in 1980. ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt Williams' link uses this number as well as states the following, "In 1980, the "misery index" -- unemployment plus inflation -- crested 20 percent for the first time since World War II." Perhaps some media sources have been confusing these numbers. Dean _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
