> The basket of goods they track likely does not reflect your personal consumption patterns. Or anyone's, really. It's not really consistent either, because h

> The basket of goods they track likely does not reflect your personal consumption patterns. Or anyone's, really. It's not really consistent either, because hedonic adjustments are effectively "arbitrary". BUT at least they are published, so you can, if you had the time, look at all of the fudge factors they drop in and decide for yourself how much skepticism to apply.