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14 lines
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{
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"HubID": "5299",
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"Date": "6/20/2025",
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"HubTags": [
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"External Platform Posts",
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"Future Map"
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],
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"Contacts": "",
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"Companies": "",
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"File": "",
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"Image": "5299__Image_URL.jpg",
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"Summary": "<p>This chart shows two consecutive months of sharply elevated estimates in the CPI — a potential red flag or just an anomaly? What you’re seeing is the percentage of prices the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is estimating rather than directly surveying. In May, that figure jumped to over 30% — meaning nearly a third of the CPI data is now based on imputation rather than real-world price collection. Without accurate, observed data, our ability to measure inflation — and make sound policy or investment decisions — is significantly compromised. Is this a temporary disruption or a sign of deeper systemic issues? </p>When this much CPI data is estimated instead of observed, the risk of misstating inflation grows. If prices are rising faster in the real world than the BLS’s models assume (like now), we could be underreporting true inflation. The reverse is also possible in a disinflationary environment. Either way, with 30% of prices now imputed, the margin for error — and confusion — is much larger.",
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"Notes": ""
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} |