Data provided form the Federal Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows some interesting trends in regards to the CPI over the past 8 years. These comparison charts show 1. Overall CPI, 2. Auto Insurance Rates, 3. Auto Body Repair.
While the overall CPI is all over the chart, auto insurance rates appear to be on a slight rise after about a 3 year decline. Auto body repair on the other hand peak at the first part of 2006 and has been on the decline for awhile.
Source: www.bls.gov
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