Table 2

Rate of inflation of chemistry titles [3].

Year
Avg. cost/title
% annual increase
CPIa

2004
2,582

2.7
2005
2,748
6
3.4
2006
2,965
8
3.2
2007
3,187
7
2.8
2008
3,490
9


aConsumer price index, a measure of inflation in the United States, see United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.

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