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How a New Inflation Measure Might Change Your Paycheck
In Episode 160 of Inflation Explained with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack a quiet but significant shift in how the government measures inflation—and how that could affect cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security, federal pensions, and even your next raise. They dive into the July CPI report, where headline inflation ticked up to 332.8 while core inflation hit 336.8, and explain why the chained CPI, which accounts for how consumers change their shopping habits when prices rise, produces a lower inflation rate than the standard index. With real-world examples like switching from steak to…
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