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The monthly market basket for consumers consists of pizza, t-shirts, and rent.
The table below shows market basket quantities and prices for the base year (Year 1) and in the following two years.
| 
 Product  | 
 Base Year (Year 1) Quantity  | 
 Price in the Base Year  | 
 Price in Year 2  | 
 Price in Year 3  | 
| 
 Pizza  | 
 10  | 
 $3.00  | 
 $3.75  | 
 $4.05  | 
| 
 T-Shirts  | 
 4  | 
 $25.00  | 
 $22.50  | 
 $26.25  | 
| 
 Rent  | 
 1  | 
 $400.00  | 
 $440.00  | 
 $520.00  | 
The inflation rate between Year 1 and Year 2 is
nothing%.
 (Round
both answers to one decimal
place.)
The inflation rate between Year 2 and Year 3 is
nothing%.
Inflation rate between year 1 and year 2 is 7.08 %
Inflation rate between year 2 and year 3 is 9.52%
where,
CPI = Cost of basket in year 2 / Year 1 * 100
inflation rate = CPI in year 2 / CPI in year 1 - 1 * 100

| Year | CPI | Inflation rate | 
| 1 | 100 | - | 
| 2 | 107.08 | 7.08 | 
| 3 | 117.27 | 9.52 |