Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira...
by giantg2 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @09:05PM
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You're over complicating it because you don't need rates within subcategories when looking at the whole - e is given and f is useless.
3.8 - 2.8 = 1
The overall inflation is 3.8. Overall inflation without food and fuel is 2.8. The overall inflation attributable to food and fuel must then be 1 (this is different than rste of inflation within food and fuel as a category, f).
3.8 - 2.8 = 1
The overall inflation is 3.8. Overall inflation without food and fuel is 2.8. The overall inflation attributable to food and fuel must then be 1 (this is different than rste of inflation within food and fuel as a category, f).