r/Economics • u/Technical_Ostrich_47 • 17h ago

News US inflation rises more than expected ahead of midterm elections (3.7%)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy8lx3pg4k2o
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u/OrangeJr36 16h ago

Yes, economists are always concerned that methodology changes could result in mistakes, it's their job to worry about that.

That doesn't mean the numbers are "cooked."

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u/RIP_Soulja_Slim 16h ago

The fact that you think this is applicable, when it's about PCE in a thread discussing CPI, is very much telling everyone here what they need to know. You're absolutely certain the numbers were manipulated, but can't even discern which measure of inflation or which agency you're talking about lol.

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u/EconomistWithaD 16h ago

Shit. I didn’t even see that.

u/perestroika12, you don’t realize PCE and CPI are different? That’s SLOW.