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by jerf 1866 days ago
Yes: http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/inflation-charts

However, I'm just answering your question, not endorsing that per se. Here's some skepticism, which I am also not endorsing, just balancing and emphasizing my lack of endorsement: https://munknee.com/debunking-validity-shadowstats-inflation...

Personally I suspect the answer is somewhere in between. Arguably it's not even a well-defined question. Clearly something like inflation and deflation can exist, even across large time periods, but there may be no single number that can ever capture it accurately. I am somewhat reminded of the difficulties of trying to fix an absolute reference frame in physics, especially when trying to fix it to locations on Earth over large periods of time.

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Thanks for the links! Agreed, it’s extremely hard to do well - the basket of goods that one would consider reasonable doesn’t even stay the same over time, computers get added, gasoline (hopefully) drops out.