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#8 - WTF is CPI: inflation calculations & alternative measures
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Prices are going up, but by how much? Is the government squashing the truth?
We unpack the methodology behind the government reported Consumer Price Index (CPI) and explore sources of error including incentives for squashing the reported numbers. We explore why there are surprisingly few alternative inflation measures and analyze why some of the more popular ones have their own challenges.
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