> Doesn’t the most often used form cpi exclude food and housing? No, it doesn't. In the US, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics explicitly includes food and rent

> Doesn’t the most often used form cpi exclude food and housing? No, it doesn't. In the US, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics explicitly includes food and rent in it's CPI. https://www.bls.gov/cpi/overview.htm https://www.bls.gov/cpi/overview.htm