why isn’t inflation in America based on bread/sugar (past) and why is it based on things like price of iPad (present)?
Well, it's based on all of those things. It's based on what the average consumer buys and then it's the percentage difference in price between each good. However each good has a weighting on how important they are, bread and sugar being more important than iPads.
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Well, it's based on all of those things. It's based on what the average consumer buys and then it's the percentage difference in price between each good. However each good has a weighting on how important they are, bread and sugar being more important than iPads. A rise in the price of bread and sugar leads to a greater increase in inflation percentages than the same rise in iPads. Atleast, that's what I learnt in school I believe Edit: also the goods that are measured change every year or so, items are removed if their popularity drops and are added if they become popular. This year they'll probably remove selfie sticks and add fidget spinners…
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