Why Did Economists Blow the CPI Forecast So Badly This Month?
The shelter /bostadsposten/ index is a whopping 32.44 percent of the CPI. So despite the fact that it is only up 5.5% year-over-year, the jump contributed an outsized percent to overall year-over-year inflation.
"There will be upward pressure on rent in the CPI for the next three to six months."
Mish 10 June 2022
https://mishtalk.com/economics/why-did-economists-blow-the-cpi-forecast-so-badly-this-month
The cost of living jumped 1% in May
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a 0.7% advance.
https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-cost-of-living-jumped-1-in-may.html
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