So it's an average? If 100% of the average consumer budget was spent on heating gas, a 600% increase of heating gas would be a 600% inflation boost. At the en

So it's an average? If 100% of the average consumer budget was spent on heating gas, a 600% increase of heating gas would be a 600% inflation boost. At the end of the day, we each have our own inflation #. Some may be lower, some higher. NYT made a calc to try and show some of this: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/08/business/economy/inflation-calculator.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/08/business/econ... (In fact, one question is "do you heat your home with oil", and a Yes answer seems to jump your score up 3% or so)