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To: Robert Douglas who wrote (225155)2/5/2002 12:46:00 PM
From: JEB  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
It's got to be a pretty minuscule number then, if that is the case.



To: Robert Douglas who wrote (225155)2/5/2002 12:52:35 PM
From: DMaA  Respond to of 769670
 
Brackets are indexed to inflation. Are you saying the index underestimates inflation?



To: Robert Douglas who wrote (225155)2/5/2002 11:03:58 PM
From: DavesM  Respond to of 769670
 
Robert,

According to the BLS, the CPI for the month of December 2001 was -.4%, for the 3 months ending December 2001 the CPI (compounded annual rate) was -2.0%, for the 12 months ending December 2001 was +1.6%.