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Do they even add food and gas prices to core CPI?
by chaostheory 5y ago
Do they even add food and gas prices to core CPI?
- KingOfCoders 5y ago"Why Food and Energy Prices Are Excluded - Food and energy prices are exempt from this calculation because their prices can be too volatile or fluctuate wildly. Food and energy are necessary staples, meaning demand for them doesn't change much even as prices rise" https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/coreinflation.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/coreinflation.asp
- anchpop 5y agoyes. gas is included in the transportation group
- chaostheory 5y agoIs it? I thought both it and food were excluded from the core index because their prices were too "volatile"