The Table Shows Consumer Price Index Data for the United

Multiple Choice

The table shows consumer price index data for the United States. In which year did deflation occur?
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { U.S. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX }\\\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { YEAR } & \begin{array} { c } \text { CONSUMER } \\\text { PRICE INDEX }\end{array} \\\hline 2005 & 195.27 \\\hline 2006 & 201.56 \\\hline 2007 & 207.34 \\\hline 2008 & 215.25 \\\hline 2009 & 214.57 \\\hline 2010 & 218.08 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$

A) 2006
B) 2007
C) 2008
D) 2009