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I listened to Planet Money from NPR in August[0] where it claimed that inflation was based on feeling rather than data. The summary was that groceries are not
by voidmain0001 1y ago
I listened to Planet Money from NPR in August[0] where it claimed that inflation was based on feeling rather than data. The summary was that groceries are not a good measure of inflation since they're seasonal and the best way to buy groceries was the same as dollar cost averaging investment - buy the groceries when you need them and the prices will average out.
[0] https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/nx-s1-5500523/when-our-inflation-infeelings-dont-match-the-cpi https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/nx-s1-5500523/when-our-inflat...
- foogazi 1y agoeven after adjusting for seasonality inflation can be detected It’s just that you can’t track it by the price of oranges week to week