MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to Garfield@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days ago15 December 1979sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down14
arrow-up1166arrow-down1image15 December 1979sh.itjust.worksMrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to Garfield@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareexplore_broaden@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoThat’s exactly what CPI is based on, it’s just that it’s the average of everything someone would generally buy, so things like food and technology that haven’t experienced as much inflation weigh the average down.
That’s exactly what CPI is based on, it’s just that it’s the average of everything someone would generally buy, so things like food and technology that haven’t experienced as much inflation weigh the average down.