The most famous example of hyperinflation is Germany in the early 1920s, when inflation climbed to 30,000% per month. Zimbabwe had even worse hyperinflation in 2008, when prices soared by roughly ...

The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December. That's up from 2.7% in November. Energy, food, new and used vehicles, car insurance and airline fares were ...