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How a Key Rent Metric Can Change Path of US Inflation
Every component of the CPI has two inputs: the change in price, and the weight that item is given in the overall CPI basket. Figuring out the weight of OER is trickier than it is for things like ...
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US Labor Department Confuses Analysts With Email on CPI Factor
The weights for single family detached homes ... analysts because the rate of increase in a similar, though smaller, CPI component known as rent of primary residence continued to decelerate ...
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What do high-frequency expenditure network data reveal about spending and inflation during COVID‑19?
Purchases of motor vehicles are included in transportation; however, since these retail purchases are commonly made with cheques or through financing, mapping the weights for that CPI component is ...