U.S. inflation cools again, giving Fed room to downshift on rates

Re:U.S. inflation cools again, giving Fed room to downshift ... by smileysteve on Thursday January 12, 2023 @12:15PM (#34357012)

I'm not questioning the survey results, I am challenging the lack of importance of eggs.

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Re:U.S. inflation cools again, giving Fed room to downshift ... by throw0101c on Friday January 13, 2023 @07:39AM (#34366908)

> I'm not questioning the survey results, I am challenging the lack of importance of eggs.

The survey would determine how many eggs people eat, both directly (omelettes) or indirectly (as a component, as in cake):

And from there the BLS would know how many to put in the basket of goods it uses. Which they have listed in this table:

And here's the data series for the price of eggs:

The survey results would would indicate the the "importance of eggs" in the average case.

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