Panelists on Laffer Tengler Investments' show argue that many economic data releases, including CPI, rely on archaic collection methods, citing a retail sales model dating to 1950. They note an article earlier this year said about 30% of CPI inputs were interpolated and adjusted yet treated as real. One speaker described a client who locked in heating oil at $5.80 a gallon and said personal inflation for many people feels far higher than the government's reported 3.5. The panel contends Fed policy is made from a high-level view that feels disconnected from households, and that the CPI basket's weights don't match what individuals actually buy.
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