[Pecos]

Dems. Clueless about what makes an economy run better. What a surprise. And the fact that the CPI no longer includes the cost of food or energy doesn't make the problem any more solvable.

[KarlInOhio]

And the fact that the CPI no longer includes the cost of food or energy doesn't make the problem any more solvable.

They publish two main CPI figures. One includes food and energy and the other "core" one doesn't. The drop in gasoline prices in November (down to $3.179 in Dayton today) is why there was a negative total CPI but a positive "core" CPI in November. I expect something similar in December unless gas prices climb again in the second half of the month.

Neither really matches with what I've been seeing recently.