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8. And year-over-year inflation has been rising for 5 straight months, and is now 3.0%, 1.5 X the Fed's target

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 12:24 PM

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and prices have risen over the last 3 months for which there is data (July thru September) by 0.9%, which annualizes to roughly 3.6% (using the actual index numbers and the proper formula that includes compounding, it also comes to 3.6%). That's 1.8 X the Fed's target rate

According to the admin's own numbers.

So when do lower prices on day one take effect?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20846218

The CPI includes food and energy, it's the CORE CPI that excludes these two items. (Some people are harping on lower gasoline prices -- these are included in the CPI, and still the CPI inflation rate is going up and up)

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