Hilarious...CPI/Retail Sales

[PohPoh]

Retail sales include gasoline...
but CPI does not...

Isn't that hilarious!!!???

 

[scriabinop23]

Quote from PohPoh:

Retail sales include gasoline...
but CPI does not...

Isn't that hilarious!!!???

CPI does ... the energy category. Right now at 231 at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf. Relative importance 11%.

 

[flipflopper]

That makes perfect sense... also the decrease in price of pants has more then offset the increase in food and energy costs for me. I buy 3 pairs of pants a week so they really have me in mind when they calculate inflation.

More rate cuts... more rate cuts... make market go up.... YAY

 

[dipper17]

Does it really matter what is included as long as its the same stuff each month?

 

[flipflopper]

Quote from dipper17:

Does it really matter what is included as long as its the same stuff each month?

Congrats young dipper... you passed the rigorous interview process. You will begin work at the government agency of your choice on Monday.

Please keep thinking "inside the box" just like us and you will go far... maybe even run the Fed one day.

 

[Aaron Copland]

Quote from flipflopper:

Congrats young dipper... you passed the rigorous interview process. You will begin work at the government agency of your choice on Monday.

Please keep thinking "inside the box" just like us and you will go far... maybe even run the Fed one day.

Sign Landis82 and Makloda up too, they will fall right in line.

 

[orange_trad]

Quote from flipflopper:

I buy 3 pairs of pants a week

Are you familiar with the concept of cleaning?

 

[Bigpipn]

Quote from flipflopper:

Congrats young dipper... you passed the rigorous interview process. You will begin work at the government agency of your choice on Monday.

Please keep thinking "inside the box" just like us and you will go far... maybe even run the Fed one day.

lolol

Hilarious.


But sadly true.