US Inflation Data Faces Scrutiny Amid Discrepancies and Delayed Reports
TL;DR
The article claims that the November inflation rate was artificially manipulated by the BLS, allegedly by excluding housing inflation to present a more favorable number, raising concerns about the reliability of government economic statistics and their impact on the economy.
- Surprise! (not) The November inflation number is a lie. Daily Kos
- 'We might need more than a few grains of salt': Top economists pan inflation report that effectively assumed housing inflation was zero Fortune
- The Data Problems in Thursday’s Inflation Report Will Linger for Months wsj.com
- November consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, lower than expected, delayed data shows CNBC
- US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it AP News
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