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Inflation is a very broad trend to adjust for. Maybe a dollar was worth 2% more in some part of the country while it bought you 5% less elsewhere. The ups and d
by stfwn 9y ago
Inflation is a very broad trend to adjust for. Maybe a dollar was worth 2% more in some part of the country while it bought you 5% less elsewhere. The ups and downs in local cost of living are probably extreme in SF, so adjusting with a nation-wide trend (which is probably nowhere near representative for SF) might be a bit arbitrary.
- kelnos 9y agoExcellent point. I just did a quick search and can't really find figures on "regional" inflation or CPI. That's... annoying.
- dragonwriter 9y agohttps://www.bls.gov/cpi/regional-resources.htm https://www.bls.gov/cpi/regional-resources.htm