Those of you holding I-bonds (like me) from the US Treasury should note that the inflation component is now -1.6%. Ridiculous...I can tell you that none of my expenses have gone down 1.6% in the last year. I guess they are juking the stats.
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/news/pressroom/currentibondratespr.htm
The earnings rate combines a 0.00% fixed rate of return with the -1.60% annualized rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The CPI-U decreased from 238.031 in September 2014 to 236.119 in March 2015, a six-month change of -0.80%.
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/news/pressroom/currentibondratespr.htm