Figure 9. Minimum difference between TBI rates and CPI-U inflation rates for maturity horizons ranging from 6 months to 15 years, July 2003–January 2018
Maturity horizon (years) Minimum difference (percentage points)

0.5

-13.17

1.0

-8.98

1.5

-7.27

2.0

-5.11

2.5

-5.89

3.0

-4.94

3.5

-4.79

4.0

-4.26

4.5

-4.18

5.0

-3.69

5.5

-3.68

6.0

-2.98

6.5

-2.82

7.0

-2.27

7.5

-2.13

8.0

-1.75

8.5

-1.56

9.0

-1.30

9.5

-0.66

10.0

-0.68

10.5

-0.51

11.0

-0.59

11.5

-0.35

12.0

-0.35

12.5

-0.17

13.0

-0.21

13.5

-0.12

14.0

-0.14

14.5

-0.09

15.0

0.19

Note: TBI = Treasury Breakeven Inflation; CPI-U = Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Department of the Treasury.