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Re:Americans are spending less on clothing by xapata on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @02:43PM (#16327393)
Inflation includes a measure of wages. If wages don't change, inflation won't move much.
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Re:Americans are spending less on clothing by freejulian on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @02:51PM (#16327450)
CPI does not include wages.
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Re:Americans are spending less on clothing by xapata on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @06:28PM (#16328927)
That's consumer price index, which is only one measure of inflation.
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