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> For the people of Japan, it becomes a stealth inflation attack on their standard of living. Stealth inflation indeed. In January 2018, the annual inflation
by greeneggs 9y ago
> For the people of Japan, it becomes a stealth inflation attack on their standard of living.
Stealth inflation indeed. In January 2018, the annual inflation rate was 1.4%, a 34-month high. This is an "attack"? (!)
https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/inflation-cpi https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/inflation-cpi
- jessaustin 9y agoDoes anyone publish honest inflation rates?
- latch 9y agoOr any figure. Anyone who thinks Japan's standard of living is under attack, especially when compared to other developed economies, probably hasn't been to Japan.
- neonhomer 9y agoNot sure how perfect this is, but for the US there's a site showing inflation with older methods. http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/inflation-charts http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/inflation-charts