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On the bright side American-made small cars are selling like hotcakes!
And the reason the CPI is losing credibility is that, as economist John Williams tirelessly points out, its a bogus index. The way inflation is calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been improved 24 times since 1978. If the old methods were still used, the CPI would actually be 10 percent. Yes, folks, double-digit inflation is back. Pretty soon youll be able to figure out the real inflation rate just by moving the decimal point in the core CPI one place to the right.
On the bright side American-made small cars are selling like hotcakes!