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The Table Shows Consumer Price Index Data for the United

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The table shows consumer price index data for the United States. Based on this information, what is the rate of inflation in 2008?
 U.S. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX  YEAR  CONSUMER  PRICE INDEX 2005195.272006201.562007207.342008215.252009214.572010218.08\begin{array}{l}\text { U.S. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX }\\\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { YEAR } & \begin{array} { c } \text { CONSUMER } \\\text { PRICE INDEX }\end{array} \\\hline 2005 & 195.27 \\\hline 2006 & 201.56 \\\hline 2007 & 207.34 \\\hline 2008 & 215.25 \\\hline 2009 & 214.57 \\\hline 2010 & 218.08 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}


A) 3.81%
B) 3.22%
C) 1.64%
D) 2.87%

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