It's not a statistical problem. Economic statistics like that aren't complicated indirect calculations, they literally just call people up and ask how they're d

It's not a statistical problem. Economic statistics like that aren't complicated indirect calculations, they literally just call people up and ask how they're doing. I saw one argument that people didn't like high interest rates, but if everyone is saying they are doing fine but have heard other imaginary people are doing badly, that most likely means they've picked up bad vibes from the media.