I am sad to see you downvoted because you are right. Wikipedia says 1.4% for 2010 in the USA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_inflation_rate ht

I am sad to see you downvoted because you are right. Wikipedia says 1.4% for 2010 in the USA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_inflation_rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_inflation_... I'd call quite significant and an important factor if you compare money over time.