Looking at the Annual Inflation Rates in the United States

Looking at the annual inflation rates in the United States from 1999 to 2009, we see that they

A) were above 10 percent throughout the 10 year period.
B) were at or below 5 percent throughout the 10 year period and was negative for a year.
C) started low, but increased to over 9 percent by the end of the 10 year period.
D) started out above 10 percent but fell to 5 percent by the end of the 10 year period.
E) were negative for most of the years during this 10 year period.