| ▲ | mint5 3 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
Umm okay so many other aspects of the cpi respond slower and this is a recent shock… Food and fuel are more sensitive and respond first. There’s been no time for the effects to really get into the others. And Food and fuel having huge jumps in inflation is major visible pain for consumers. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | giantg2 2 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Yes, and that volatility is why economists exclude fuel and food from core CPI. | |||||||||||||||||
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