The FCC has announced that the official inflation factor for the fourth quarter of 2005 is 3.47 percent. The previous inflation factors for the Form 1240 are as follows:
| Quarter | Percent | Quarter | Percent | |
| 3rd Quarter 1995 | 2.22% | 1st Quarter 2001 | 3.23% | |
| 4th Quarter 1995 | 2.22% | 2nd Quarter 2001 | 2.08% | |
| 1st Quarter 1996 | 2.39% | 3rd Quarter 2001 | 2.25% | |
| 2nd Quarter 1996 | 2.22% | 4th Quarter 2001 | (0.11%) | |
| 3rd Quarter 1996 | 2.21% | 1st Quarter 2002 | 1.21% | |
| 4th Quarter 1996 | 1.83% | 2nd Quarter 2002 | 1.24% | |
| 1st Quarter 1997 | 2.70% | 3rd Quarter 2002 | 1.02% | |
| 2nd Quarter 1997 | 1.77% | 4th Quarter 2002 | 1.78% | |
| 3rd Quarter 1997 | 1.43% | 1st Quarter 2003 | 2.39% | |
| 4th Quarter 1997 | 1.43% | 2nd Quarter 2003 | 1.00% | |
| 1st Quarter 1998 | 1.14% | 3rd Quarter 2003 | 1.66% | |
| 2nd Quarter 1998 | 0.82% | 4th Quarter 2003 | 1.50% | |
| 3rd Quarter 1998 | 1.00% | 1st Quarter 2004 | 2.84% | |
| 4th Quarter 1998 | 0.78% | 2nd Quarter 2004 | 3.23% | |
| 1st Quarter 1999 | 1.60% | 3rd Quarter 2004 | 1.43% | |
| 2nd Quarter 1999 | 1.35% | 4th Quarter 2004 | 2.26% | |
| 3rd Quarter 1999 | 1.04% | 1st Quarter 2005 | 2.89% | |
| 4th Quarter 1999 | 1.96% | 2nd Quarter 2005 | 2.57% | |
| 1st Quarter 2000 | 3.00% | 3rd Quarter 2005 | 3.31% | |
| 2nd Quarter 2000 | 2.40% | 4th Quarter 2005 | 3.47% | |
| 3rd Quarter 2000 | 1.62% | |||
| 4th Quarter 2000 | 1.99% |
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