Historical Year Data · 1981

Core CPI (ex Food/Energy) in 1981

Core CPI (ex Food/Energy) opened 1981 at 85.40 and closed at 93.00, a +8.90% move for the year. The high of 93.00 was reached on December 1, and the low of 85.40 on January 1.

Open

85.40

1981-01

93.00

12 data points

High

93.00

Dec 1

Low

85.40

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+8.90%

1980 Change

+10.69%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	85.40	85.40	85.40	85.40	+0.00%
Feb	85.90	85.90	85.90	85.90	+0.00%
Mar	86.40	86.40	86.40	86.40	+0.00%
Apr	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	+0.00%
May	87.80	87.80	87.80	87.80	+0.00%
Jun	88.60	88.60	88.60	88.60	+0.00%
Jul	89.80	89.80	89.80	89.80	+0.00%
Aug	90.70	90.70	90.70	90.70	+0.00%
Sep	91.80	91.80	91.80	91.80	+0.00%
Oct	92.10	92.10	92.10	92.10	+0.00%
Nov	92.50	92.50	92.50	92.50	+0.00%
Dec	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	+0.00%

Events During 1981

1979 Volcker Shock

Stagflation

October 1979 – August 1982

Paul Volcker's Fed raised interest rates to 20% to break entrenched inflation. The policy triggered the deepest post-war recession but ended the stagflation era and established inflation-targeting credibility.

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