Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Food and Energy Don’t Count (for Core CPI)
Two of the most critical categories of goods for consumers—food and energy—aren’t considered for one of the most critical measures of inflation, Core CPI. Why is that? Caleb asks the questions, Liz has the answers.
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