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8. Food and energy are included in the numbers, except where it says "all items less food and energy"

Reply to lostincalifornia (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:47 AM

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https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

As for energy, it surprised me to read that, per the report, it rose 1.1% during the 2-month period September-November, and that the year-over-year increase was 4.2%.

I'm inclined to agree with the rest of your post. The report is an eye-roller to me.

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November consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, lower than expected, delayed data shows [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

... UpInArms Yesterday #1

Hmm, both indexes gab13by13 Yesterday #2

Did they leave out food and utilities? quaint Yesterday #3

They leave out food and energy in those numbers I believe. The numbers may have also been affected by late lostincalifornia Yesterday #5

No, they are included in the "all items" CPI. It's the CORE CPI that leaves out food and energy. progree Yesterday #7

Thanks, got it. lostincalifornia Yesterday #9

Yes, on the holiday stuff -- it's weird as heck progree Yesterday #11

Declining demand due to economy is driving some prices down lostnfound 11 hrs ago #18

Regardless what the numbers say, the reality is that a hell of a lot of people have been laid off, and while fuel prices lostincalifornia Yesterday #4

Food and energy are included in the numbers, except where it says "all items less food and energy" progree Yesterday #8

I think that is affected by the uncertainty of the Ukraine/Russia situation, and I think colder weather may have come lostincalifornia Yesterday #10

From the source: progree Yesterday #6

I call BS on any number coming from this administration gilpo Yesterday #12

So "things" that were a dollar a year ago aren't even $1.03 now? What are these "things"? twodogsbarking Yesterday #13

This is already being panned by economists PSPS Yesterday #14

So this graph shows that Krasnov lied. He said he would bring prices down. GoodRaisin Yesterday #15

The BLS is a good source somsai 22 hrs ago #16

That's odd. The shelter index increased 0.2% during the 2 month Sept-Nov period, and 3.0% year-over-year progree 17 hrs ago #17

Per Pew Research, here is graphic of basket content weights lostnfound 11 hrs ago #19

"Fuel is fairly flat YOY" - I don't understand this comment progree 7 hrs ago #20

GRAPH - rolling 3 month average of CPI, progree 6 hrs ago #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 5 hrs ago #22