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Is the Consumer Price Index a Measure of Product Quality?
If gasolene and use car prices had been flat in the past 12 months, inflation would have only been four point three %. Some argue bureau of labor statistics doesn't adjust enough for quality improvements. The other challenge is the product mix can change overtime because consumers change what they buy per and i. If we look at inflation using shadow stats, numbers it's over ten % in the past year.