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by bitmasher9 446 days ago
Wouldn’t housing prices decrease be a major downward pressure on inflation?
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TaurenHunter 446 days ago
1/3 of the CPI is calculated using the rent variation smoothed in the last 6 months - which is not too elastic due to lease agreements. So it wouldn't be a major downward pressure.
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