Your basic assumption here is not true. The CPI includes housing costs. Here is how the BLS calculates housing costs for the CPI in great detail: https://www.

Your basic assumption here is not true. The CPI includes housing costs. Here is how the BLS calculates housing costs for the CPI in great detail: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/factsheets/owners-equivalent-rent-and-rent.pdf https://www.bls.gov/cpi/factsheets/owners-equivalent-rent-an...