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Re:US annual inflation declines to 7.1% in November vs. 7.3%... by dragonwriter on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @12:16PM (#33971977)
> I'm not sure I buy (heh) into this. I usually buy things because I need them, or want them in the moment. I'm not gonna postpone buying a washing machine because it might be cheaper next month.

There’s a reason n=1 samples aren't usually the basis for general descriptions of behavioral trends.

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Re:US annual inflation declines to 7.1% in November vs. 7.3%... by temp2022acc on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:20PM (#33973308)
N=2 with me but yeah I can understand. Obviously that's why economic niches still exist and broad models only explain broad trends.
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