In 1986, world oil prices collapsed, bringing down overall inflation.

Since then, prices for new cars and trucks have increased more slowly than overall inflation.

But overall inflation was also high at the time, helping to drive home values higher as well.

The price of clothing also added to overall inflation.

Costs are still going up faster than overall inflation, but the annual rate of increase is the lowest in 21 years.

With overall inflation at 2,000 percent, the result has been to make energy cheaper.

Finally, while overall inflation rose 3.1 percent between 1985 and 1992, prices for medical technology increased only 2.9 percent.

The Government said it still expected overall inflation of 8.5 percent in 1989.

Annual tuition at public universities rose on average by $365, or 7.1 percent, this fall, after a year in which overall inflation was far less.

This pushed overall inflation in the last 12 months to 3.5 percent, the fastest clip since November.