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by JumpCrisscross 71 days ago
> Typical US economic policy aims for 2-3% annual inflation. That counter shows an average 2.6% inflation across 26 years, which is kind of right in the range we'd expect

We aim for "inflation of 2 percent over the longer run, as measured by the annual change in the price index for personal consumption expenditures" [1].

[1] https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/economy_14400.htm
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bobthepanda 71 days ago
Accurately aiming inflation as a central bank is like trying to keep a deflating balloon the same size using a harmonica. 2.6% isn’t bad, I don’t know that many if any central banks have managed a tighter band.
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rootusrootus 71 days ago
> "as measured by the annual change in the price index for personal consumption expenditures"

How closely does that track with CPI-U, which is the index this web site is using? If I believe Gemini, PCE should show a slightly lower inflation number?

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