DeMarrais: CPI adjusts for package shrinkage

Although dwarfed by fights over gun control and immigration reform, debate on how the Consumer Price Index is compiled is a hot topic in Washington these days, and the outcome will have a direct impact on most of us - anyone who counts on benefits tied to year-over-year changes in the CPI.



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