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David's avatar

My favorite indicator. One data point per year really cuts out all the noise

Neural Foundry's avatar

This is actualy a clever way to track real inflation that people feel in their wallets. The 6.3% annualized rate since 2020 is way mor accurate than what official CPI numbers show. Gas station food is a perfect proxy becuse its a staple for so many people and the prices aren't manipulated by substitution effects like government inflation calculations.

Andrew Flattery's avatar

Right, the cross section between the casey's pizza enjoyer and real-life MAGA *flyover state* guy is high