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prices, 2002 to 2013

2014-03-12 16:58:16.354213+01 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

A fascinating look at how the CPI seems disconnected from reality: Rob Cockerham looks at Price Increases at McDonalds from 2002 to 2013.

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#Comment Re: made: 2014-03-13 02:05:03.79477+01 by: spc476

You might want to take a look at Shadow Government Statistics. According to them, we're experiencing 10% inflation (using the same calculations used in 1980).

#Comment Re: made: 2014-03-13 12:53:29.833442+01 by: stevesh

And by my reckoning, gasoline is up ~53% (1.70 vs. 3.65) in the same time period. Energy is also excluded from the CPI.