The U.S. Government Asked Me About My Spending

The result was surprising

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I hear about the U.S. Consumer Price Index every so often, usually in the news, and often relating to gasoline prices. I never thought about how they collect the data. Maybe they have someone in each state drive around looking at gas station prices?

Nope. The data is collected by surveying average Americans. And one day, I was…