1. Much of the decline in inflation has come from lower energy prices since 2014.

2. The company launched a massive clean energy program in October 2015.

3. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices rose 0.2%.

4. The only two that fell did so heavily, with financials down 0.8% and energy stocks down 0.9%.

5. The S P energy sector slumped 2.5%.

6. Excluding energy, the S P 500 is expected by analysts to produce growth of 4.3%.

7. The energy sector fell 3.9%, as oil fell to lowest levels since March 2009.

8. By contrast, in 2012, coal represented 41% of new energy capacity and solar only 10%.