for January, with a 6.4% gain over 12 months and a 0.5% increase for the month.
"It puts more accurate weights on the categories of expenditures that are being made in the economy by consumers," Luther said. That really matters in cases where you have some individual prices that are changing a lot, according to Luther.interest rate hikesBased on Friday's data, it's "almost a certainty" the central bank will raise rates by 25 basis points in March, and maybe even higher, Luther said.
Median real wages are more or less where they were prior to both the pandemic and record high inflation kicking in, he said.or renegotiate with their current employers to push up their nominal wages, Luther said.
Those eggs were always overpriced. I’m only spending like 4 something for pastured eggs