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6. Sigh. Here we go again. The PPI and the CPI doesn't include this or that, and if they did,

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:47 AM

Jul 2020

it would show that inflation was soaring through the roof.

How do you know?

From something some message board rando posted. But I know (s)he's a wonderfully wonderful progressive so I believe it. Or, it's something that sounds like it might be true, and I don't really care whether it is or not.

Did you think to check on what is and isn't include in the CPI/PPI before posting?

No. Besides they cook the books and its all lies (that was said here during the Obama admin too), so why bother

OK.

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Wholesale prices drop in June, U.S. inflation very low due to the coronavirus pandemic [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 OP

as long as you exclude food prices which have never been higher, sure we got no inflation beachbumbob Jul 2020 #1

That sure is true. jimfields33 Jul 2020 #2

many adjustments been made for CPI to artificially deflate the actual inflation rate to reduce beachbumbob Jul 2020 #3

Links please. So many myths out there. progree Jul 2020 #5

They include food and energy in the PPI, and the CPI too progree Jul 2020 #4

Sigh. Here we go again. The PPI and the CPI doesn't include this or that, and if they did, progree Jul 2020 #6

How very recession-y. marble falls Jul 2020 #7