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The Inflation Gap Between What You Pay and What CPI Shows
Episode 83 of Inflation Explained. Lucas and Luna dig into a persistent frustration for listeners: why their personal cost of living keeps rising faster than official CPI numbers suggest. The hosts anchor on the May 2026 core PCE reading of 3.4 percent — the highest since October 2023 — and contrast it with the CPI's 334.0 index level. They explore how the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 'owners' equivalent rent' methodology systematically understates housing costs for renters, using data from the latest PCE and CPI releases. Luna brings a real-world example: her own…
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