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Melky Cabrera    \ca-BRAIR-ah\

Melky Cabrera (Melk Man or Leche)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 11, 1984 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 7, 2005 (Age 20)
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Royals/Braves/Giants/BlueJays 2005-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 2 yrs/$16M (13-14) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 6.148, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Dominic Torres [*]
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All-Time Rank (among batters): #1454. Danny Cater… #1455. Omar Moreno… #1456. Rick Cerone… #1457. MELKY CABRERA… #1458. Bo Diaz… #1459. Jim Busby… #1460. Willie Montanez… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2005 20 NYY AL 6 19 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 .211 .211 .421 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 /8
2006 21 NYY AL 130 524 460 75 129 26 2 7 50 12 5 56 59 .280 .360 .391 .752 95 180 9 2 5 1 3 *7/98
2007 22 NYY AL 150 612 545 66 149 24 8 8 73 13 5 43 68 .273 .327 .391 .718 88 213 14 5 10 9 0 *87/9
2008 23 NYY AL 129 453 414 42 103 12 1 8 37 9 2 29 58 .249 .301 .341 .641 68 141 11 3 4 3 5 *8/79
2009 24 NYY AL 154 540 485 66 133 28 1 13 68 10 2 43 59 .274 .336 .416 .752 93 202 15 4 4 4 4 *897/D
2010 25 ATL NL 147 509 458 50 117 27 3 4 42 7 1 42 64 .255 .317 .354 .671 83 162 8 1 5 3 11 *789
2011 26 KCR AL 155 706 658 102 201 44 5 18 87 20 10 35 94 .305 .339 .470 .809 121 309 12 1 7 5 3 *87/D9
2012 27 SFG NL 113 501 459 84 159 25 10 11 60 13 5 36 63 .346 .390 .516 .906 157 237 8 0 1 5 4 *79 AS
2013 28 TOR AL 39 169 157 13 41 5 2 1 12 2 2 9 27 .261 .298 .338 .635 72 53 0 0 1 2 0 *7/D
9 Yrs 1023 4033 3655 499 1036 191 32 70 429 86 32 293 494 .283 .337 .411 .747 99 1501 77 16 37 32 30
162 Game Avg. 162 639 579 79 164 30 5 11 68 14 5 46 78 .283 .337 .411 .747 99 238 12 3 6 5 5
NYY (5 yrs) 569 2148 1923 250 518 90 12 36 228 44 14 171 246 .269 .331 .385 .716 86 740 49 14 23 17 12
KCR (1 yr) 155 706 658 102 201 44 5 18 87 20 10 35 94 .305 .339 .470 .809 121 309 12 1 7 5 3
SFG (1 yr) 113 501 459 84 159 25 10 11 60 13 5 36 63 .346 .390 .516 .906 157 237 8 0 1 5 4
ATL (1 yr) 147 509 458 50 117 27 3 4 42 7 1 42 64 .255 .317 .354 .671 83 162 8 1 5 3 11
TOR (1 yr) 39 169 157 13 41 5 2 1 12 2 2 9 27 .261 .298 .338 .635 72 53 0 0 1 2 0
AL (7 yrs) 763 3023 2738 365 760 139 19 55 327 66 26 215 367 .278 .331 .402 .733 93 1102 61 15 31 24 15
NL (2 yrs) 260 1010 917 134 276 52 13 15 102 20 6 78 127 .301 .354 .435 .789 119 399 16 1 6 8 15

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2005 20 NYY AL 6 19 -2 -0 0 -4 0 -6 -0.5 1 -5 -0.5 .412 .497 -0.1 -0.4 -1 /8
2006 21 NYY AL 130 524 1 3 2 10 -5 10 1.1 20 30 3.0 .507 .506 2.0 0.5 20 *7/98
2007 22 NYY AL 150 612 -10 -0 -0 2 2 -7 -0.6 23 16 1.6 .495 .496 1.4 0.4 14 $432,400 *87/9
2008 23 NYY AL 129 453 -19 -1 -0 5 2 -13 -1.2 17 4 0.5 .489 .492 -0.1 0.8 -1 $461,200 *8/79
2009 24 NYY AL 154 540 -5 1 1 -4 -2 -9 -0.8 20 12 1.2 .494 .495 1.6 -0.5 16 $1,400,000 *897/D
2010 25 ATL NL 147 509 -11 1 1 -3 -3 -16 -1.8 16 -1 -0.3 .488 .489 0.0 -0.8 2 $3,100,000 *789
2011 26 KCR AL 155 706 20 2 1 -5 2 20 2.1 25 44 4.5 .513 .513 5.0 -0.3 49 $1,250,000 *87/D9
2012 27 SFG NL 113 501 34 0 2 0 -5 31 3.3 15 46 4.7 .529 .520 4.6 -0.5 46 $6,000,000 *79 AS
2013 28 TOR AL 39 169 -5 -0 2 -2 -2 -8 -0.8 6 -2 -0.2 .479 .495 0.0 -0.4 0 $8,000,000 *7/D
9 Seasons 1023 4033 2 6 7 -1 -11 2 0.9 142 144 14.4 .500 .500 14.4 -1.0 145 $20,643,600
NYY (5 yrs) 569 2148 -35 3 2 9 -3 -24 -2.0 81 56 5.7 .496 .497 4.7 0.9 47 $2,293,600
KCR (1 yr) 155 706 20 2 1 -5 2 20 2.1 25 44 4.5 .513 .513 5.0 -0.3 49 $1,250,000
SFG (1 yr) 113 501 34 0 2 0 -5 31 3.3 15 46 4.7 .529 .520 4.6 -0.5 46 $6,000,000
ATL (1 yr) 147 509 -11 1 1 -3 -3 -16 -1.8 16 -1 -0.3 .488 .489 0.0 -0.8 2 $3,100,000
TOR (1 yr) 39 169 -5 -0 2 -2 -2 -8 -0.8 6 -2 -0.2 .479 .495 0.0 -0.4 0 $8,000,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2006 21 NYY AL ALDS DET L 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 22 NYY AL ALDS CLE L 4 16 16 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .188 .188 .375 .563 6 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 3 12 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 NYY AL ALCS LAA W 6 28 23 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 6 .391 .462 .478 .940 11 0 0 2 0 0
2009 24 NYY AL WS PHI W 4 13 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .154 .308 2 0 0 0 0 0
2010 25 ATL NL NLDS SFG L 3 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (6 Series) 22 80 75 8 16 2 0 1 7 0 0 3 16 .213 .244 .280 .524 21 0 0 2 0 0
3 ALDS 9 31 31 3 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 .161 .161 .258 .419 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 3 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 6 28 23 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 6 .391 .462 .478 .940 11 0 0 2 0 0
1 WS 4 13 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .154 .308 2 0 0 0 0 0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 NYY AL 20 CF 6 6 4 49.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -6 -4 -135 -100 1.65 1.50 .989 2.68 2.67
2005 NYY AL 20 OF 6 6 4 49.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -6 -4 -135 -97 1.65 1.50 .986 2.30 2.28
2006 NYY AL 21 OF 127 121 116 1091.1 259 245 12 2 1 .992 -6 10 -7 10 2.12 2.02 .986 2.30 2.27
2006 NYY AL 21 LF 116 112 108 998.2 230 217 12 1 1 .996 -5 13 -6 16 2.06 1.97 .986 2.06 2.03
2006 NYY AL 21 RF 8 8 7 69.2 21 20 0 1 0 .952 -0 -1 -7 -17 2.58 2.50 .984 2.20 2.17
2006 NYY AL 21 CF 4 1 1 23.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -2 -47 -104 3.13 2.00 .989 2.66 2.60
2007 NYY AL 22 OF 147 137 129 1249.2 405 385 16 4 1 .990 11 2 11 1 2.89 2.73 .987 2.30 2.28
2007 NYY AL 22 CF 131 117 114 1072.2 364 346 14 4 1 .989 12 -4 13 -4 3.02 2.75 .989 2.71 2.68
2007 NYY AL 22 LF 18 16 13 142.0 36 34 2 0 0 1.000 -2 7 -18 59 2.28 2.00 .985 2.11 2.09
2007 NYY AL 22 RF 5 4 2 35.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 2 -1 55 -38 1.29 1.00 .984 2.08 2.06
2008 NYY AL 23 OF 128 112 110 1015.1 295 284 7 4 1 .986 16 5 19 5 2.58 2.27 .986 2.31 2.28
2008 NYY AL 23 CF 117 109 107 973.2 283 272 7 4 1 .986 16 4 20 5 2.58 2.38 .989 2.71 2.69
2008 NYY AL 23 LF 8 1 1 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1 1 -40 73 2.00 0.50 .985 2.05 2.02
2008 NYY AL 23 RF 5 2 2 23.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 20 0 3.04 1.60 .985 2.17 2.12
2009 NYY AL 24 OF 151 130 89 1187.2 306 300 3 3 1 .990 -1 -4 -1 -4 2.30 2.01 .987 2.33 2.30
2009 NYY AL 24 CF 103 97 61 806.1 228 226 2 0 1 1.000 -8 -7 -12 -10 2.54 2.21 .992 2.73 2.70
2009 NYY AL 24 RF 48 13 12 177.0 39 36 1 2 0 .949 4 2 28 14 1.88 0.77 .982 2.13 2.10
2009 NYY AL 24 LF 40 20 16 204.1 39 38 0 1 0 .974 3 1 18 6 1.67 0.95 .987 2.12 2.09
2009 NYY AL 24 DH 1 0
2010 ATL NL 25 OF 136 115 85 1064.0 225 213 8 4 2 .982 -5 -3 -5 -3 1.87 1.63 .987 2.17 2.15
2010 ATL NL 25 LF 84 45 42 481.1 86 82 3 1 1 .988 -5 -3 -12 -8 1.59 1.01 .985 1.82 1.80
2010 ATL NL 25 CF 55 49 26 385.0 102 95 4 3 1 .971 3 0 8 0 2.31 1.80 .989 2.59 2.56
2010 ATL NL 25 RF 25 21 17 197.2 37 36 1 0 0 1.000 -3 0 -16 0 1.68 1.48 .986 2.10 2.07
2011 KCR AL 26 OF 153 151 142 1339.2 347 331 13 3 7 .991 -20 -5 -18 -4 2.31 2.25 .986 2.28 2.26
2011 KCR AL 26 CF 144 143 135 1265.2 332 316 13 3 7 .991 -21 -6 -20 -6 2.34 2.28 .990 2.61 2.59
2011 KCR AL 26 LF 12 7 6 63.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 8 17 2.14 1.25 .982 2.13 2.11
2011 KCR AL 26 DH 2 2
2011 KCR AL 26 RF 2 1 1 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 -11 0 0.00 0.00 2.13 2.05
2012 SFG NL 27 OF 112 112 95 979.2 209 198 7 4 3 .981 -0 0 -0 0 1.88 1.83 .987 2.11 2.09 AS
2012 SFG NL 27 LF 106 101 89 898.0 195 185 6 4 3 .979 2 -1 3 -1 1.91 1.80 .987 1.83 1.81 AS
2012 SFG NL 27 RF 11 11 6 81.2 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 -3 1 -50 15 1.54 1.27 .984 2.01 1.99 AS
2013 TOR AL 28 LF 34 34 33 299.0 68 67 1 0 0 1.000 0 -2 0 -8 2.05 2.00 .990 1.90 1.89
2013 TOR AL 28 OF 34 34 33 299.0 68 67 1 0 0 1.000 0 -2 0 -8 2.05 2.00 .989 2.23 2.22
2013 TOR AL 28 DH 5 5
9 Seasons OF 994 918 803 8275.1 2123 2032 67 24 16 .989 -11 -2 -2 0 2.28 2.11 .987 2.26 2.24
7 Seasons CF 560 522 448 4575.1 1326 1272 40 14 11 .989 -5 -19 -1 -4 2.58 2.34 .990 2.68 2.65
8 Seasons LF 418 336 308 3104.1 673 642 24 7 5 .990 -7 17 -3 6 1.93 1.59 .986 1.95 1.93
7 Seasons RF 104 60 47 595.2 124 118 3 3 0 .976 -0 1 -1 2 1.83 1.16 .984 2.11 2.08
9 Seasons TOT 994 918 803 8275.1 2123 2032 67 24 16 .989 -11 -2 -2 0 2.28 2.11 .987 2.26 2.24
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2012 (CF)

Awards (yr lg award)
2012 NL AS MVP

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2012 NL  4.6 (10th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2011 AL  .305 (9th)
Active  .283 (41st)

Games Played s c a p y
2013 AL  39 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
2011 AL  658 (3rd)
2013 AL  157 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
2011 AL  706 (8th)
2013 AL  169 (8th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2011 AL  102 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
2011 AL  201 (4th)

Total Bases s c a p y
2011 AL  309 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
2011 AL  44 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
2007 AL  8 (6th)
2012 NL  10 (5th)
2013 AL  2 (3rd)
Active  32 (36th)

Singles s c a p y
2011 AL  134 (6th)
2013 AL  33 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2012 NL  35 (8th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2012 NL  3.5 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2007 AL  10 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2007 AL  9 (4th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2010 NL  11 (7th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2011 AL  10 (8th)
2013 AL  2 (10th)

SB % s c a p y
Career  72.88 (240th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2011 AL  18.9 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
Active  7.4 (28th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2011 AL  491 (3rd)
2013 AL  121 (5th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
2012 NL  3.9 (7th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
2012 NL  3.7 (9th)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2013 AL  34 (5th)
Active  418 (15th)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2006 AL  217 (4th)
2013 AL  67 (2nd)
Active  642 (16th)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2006 AL  12 (1st)
Active  24 (12th)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2012 NL  4 (2nd)

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2010 NL  1 (2nd)
2012 NL  3 (2nd)
Active  5 (15th)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  560 (21st)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  1,272 (21st)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2007 AL  14 (1st)
2008 AL  7 (4th)
2011 AL  13 (2nd)
Active  40 (9th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2007 AL  4 (3rd)
2008 AL  4 (4th)
2011 AL  3 (4th)
Active  14 (24th)

Double Plays Turned as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2008 AL  1 (5th)
2011 AL  7 (1st)
Active  11 (15th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
Active  994 (24th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
Active  2,032 (24th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
2006 AL  12 (2nd)
2007 AL  16 (3rd)
Active  67 (11th)

Double Plays Turned as OF s c a p y
2011 AL  7 (1st)
2012 NL  3 (5th)
Active  16 (15th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2006 AL  2.06 (4th)
2012 NL  1.91 (4th)
2013 AL  2.05 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2006 AL  1.97 (4th)
2012 NL  1.80 (3rd)
2013 AL  2.00 (3rd)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2006 AL  .996 (1st)
2013 AL  1.000 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2007 AL  12 (2nd)
2008 AL  16 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as CF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2007 AL  3.02 (3rd)
Active  2.58 (15th)
Career  2.58 (88th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
2007 AL  2.75 (4th)
Active  2.34 (16th)

Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  .989 (13th)
Career  .989 (40th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
2007 AL  11 (4th)
2008 AL  16 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
2007 AL  2.89 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
2007 AL  2.73 (5th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
2013 AL  1.000 (1st)
Career  .989 (74th)

Youngest s c a p y
2005 AL  born 1984-08-11 (3rd)
2005 AL  born 1984-08-11 (3rd)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (753), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 18 (1095), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 24 (704), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1391), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Left Field (155th), 14.3 career WAR/15.1 7yr-peak WAR/14.7 JAWS
Average HOF LF (out of 19) = 64.9 career WAR/41.2 7yr-peak WAR/53.1 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  3. Steve Henderson (960)
  4. George Watkins (956)
  5. Al Zarilla (955)
  6. Marlon Byrd (951)
  7. Gene Moore (951)
  8. Steve Evans (948)
  9. Phil Bradley (947)
  10. Irv Noren (944)
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  2. Mark Kotsay (952)
  3. Chet Lemon (945)
  4. Claudell Washington (943)
  5. Carlos May (941)
  6. Terry Puhl (941)
  7. Augie Galan (940)
  8. Paul Blair (939)
  9. Zack Wheat (937) *
  10. Amos Otis (936)
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  3. Curt Flood (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Paul Blair (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jose Cardenal (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Johnny Damon (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200722New York Yankees$432,400
200823New York Yankees$461,200
200924New York Yankees$1,400,000
201025Atlanta Braves$3,100,000 $500k paid by New York Yankees
201126Kansas City Royals$1,250,000
201227San Francisco Giants$6,000,000contracts
201328Toronto Blue Jays$8,000,000
201429Toronto Blue Jays$8,000,000
Earliest Free Agent: 2015
Career to date (may be incomplete)$20,643,600Does not include future salaries
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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