Loss due to failure of salary to keep pace with inflation

Ending Calender YearGS RateActual SalarySalary 68 rateBase 68 Compound inflationCPI Annual Inflation rateSalary Scale(68)Scale (68) Initial + inflation InflatedLoss to InflationSalary Loss annualTotal Loss To date

1968	5.5	$7,239	$7,239	100%		$7,265	$7,265	0%	($26)	($26)
1969	7.2	$9,169	$8,691	106%	5.5%	$9,078	$9,577	-4%	($408)	($434)
1970	9.4	$10,836	$9,717	112%	5.7%	$10,718	$11,952	-10%	($1,116)	($1,550)
1971	11.2	$13,036	$11,197	116%	4.4%	$10,543	$12,274	6%	$762	($788)
1972	11.3	$14,197	$11,817	120%	3.2%	$10,883	$13,075	8%	$1,122	$333
1973	11.4	$16,138	$12,648	128%	6.2%	$11,223	$14,320	11%	$1,818	$2,151
1974		$17,029	$12,024	142%	11.0%	$11,223	$15,895	7%	$1,134	$3,285
1975	11.5	$18,423	$11,923	155%	9.1%	$11,563	$17,867	3%	$556	$3,841
1976	12.2	$21,123	$12,921	163%	5.8%	$12,580	$20,566	3%	$557	$4,398
1977	12.3	$23,341	$13,406	174%	6.5%	$12,986	$22,609	3%	$732	$5,130
1978	12.4	$25,397	$13,557	187%	7.6%	$13,392	$25,088	1%	$309	$5,438
1979		$27,172	$13,032	209%	11.3%	$13,392	$27,923	-3%	($751)	$4,687
1980	12.5	$30,543	$12,906	237%	13.5%	$13,798	$32,654	-7%	($2,111)	$2,576
1981		$32,013	$12,264	261%	10.3%	$13,798	$36,017	-13%	($4,004)	($1,428)
1982	12.6	$34,269	$12,362	277%	6.2%	$14,204	$39,376	-15%	($5,107)	($6,535)
1983		$34,464	$12,047	286%	3.2%	$14,204	$40,636	-18%	($6,172)	($12,707)
1984	12.7	$36,657	$12,285	298%	4.3%	$14,610	$43,595	-19%	($6,938)	($19,644)
1985		$37,000	$11,969	309%	3.6%	$14,610	$45,164	-22%	($8,164)	($27,808)
1986		$37,943	$12,045	315%	1.9%	$14,610	$46,022	-21%	($8,079)	($35,887)
1987	12.8	$40,169	$12,309	326%	3.6%	$15,016	$49,004	-22%	($8,835)	($44,722)
1988		$40,972	$12,060	340%	4.1%	$15,016	$51,013	-25%	($10,041)	($54,763)
1989		$42,651	$11,980	356%	4.8%	$15,016	$53,462	-25%	($10,811)	($65,574)
1990	12.9	$45,377	$12,092	375%	5.4%	$15,422	$57,872	-28%	($12,495)	($78,069)
1991		$47,237	$12,081	391%	4.2%	$15,422	$60,303	-28%	($13,066)	($91,135)
1992		$49,221	$12,221	403%	3.0%	$15,422	$62,112	-26%	($12,891)	($104,026)
1993	12.10	$51,042	$12,304	415%	3.0%	$15,730	$65,253	-28%	($14,211)	($118,237)
1994		$54,438	$12,790	426%	2.6%	$15,730	$66,949	-23%	($12,511)	($130,748)
1995		$56,555	$12,926	438%	2.8%	$15,730	$68,824	-22%	($12,269)	($143,017)
1996		$58,018	$12,887	450%	2.9%	$15,730	$70,820	-22%	($12,802)	($155,819)
1997		$59,451	$12,908	461%	2.3%	$15,730	$72,449	-22%	($12,998)	($168,817)
1998		$61,230	$13,085	468%	1.6%	$15,730	$73,608	-20%	($12,378)	($181,195)
1999		$63,489	$13,276	478%	2.2%	$15,730	$75,227	-18%	($11,738)	$192,933)
2000		$66,656	$13,585	491%	2.6%	$15,730	$77,183	-16%	($10,527)	($203,460)
2001		$69,237	$13,700	505%	3.0%	$15,730	$79,499	-15%	($10,262)	($213,722)
		$1,251,732	$414,251			$467,564	$1,465,454	Total Lost	($213,722)