WalleyeMikeIII
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Actually, the site I posted said it’s CPI (consumer price index) of the current month compared to CPI of the previous month…now, CPI may actually an annualized number, but the info I posted was the %increase in CPI from month to month.Not to stray off topic here but these percentages are annualized. Inflation is always expressed “over the last 12 months”. So 8.36% on August 31 is not that prices went up by 8.36% in August, but went up by that much compared to August one year before.
Wether you agree how it’s being calculated, just know that on a macro scale it will never be an accurate representation of everyone’s individual situation but at least it’s a baseline we can measure and compare over periods of time.
Edit: I just educated myself. CPI is a 12month number. So, yes, it’s a backward looking 12 month period, of increase…my bad. Now back to the hidden price increases (although going back to 2-3% inflation is fine with me too! )
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