OK, where’s the guy that swears up and down that food and energy are NOT EXCLUDED from the reported rate of inflation?
They might be included in some reported rate, but they’re not in the CPI. That’s the official one
There’s some FReeper that always comes into these inflation threads and derides anyone that says that food and energy costs are excluded from the reported rate of inflation. He usually posts a “face palm” picture or something.
I’d really like to see him site his source that says these data points are included.