Reply #3: I don't know about these people... [View All]

But I do know that in a lot of these measures, "inflation" or whatever they are measuring includes a lot of products most of us probably don't use a whole lot. Like note they mentioned airlines. If the price of airlines is rock bottom, it will drag down the number. But I never fly, so to the extent that it does, it is meaningless to me as an indicator to the immediate effect on my life.

They should really couple this number with a "as far as normal people are concerned" number. Granted the price of airline tickets can impact the price of stuff I buy. But that's in the future. The immediate impact to me and a whole lot of other people is not measured accurately by these numbers.