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Archive Home > 2013 > January > 26 > News Q & A

News Q & A


January 26, 2013

Q: A 25-ounce box of cereal costs $4. The manufacturer shrinks the size to 22 ounces but charges the same $4 cost. Does inflation data in the Consumer Price Index reflect the increase as 12 percent?

A: This is factored into the CPI as about a 12 percent increase, Steve Reed, an economist with....

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