Massive Outlier in Owner’s Equivalent of Rent Pushed Down CPI, Core CPI, Core Services CPI: Something Went Awry at the BLS

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OER weighs 26% of CPI, 33% of core CPI, 44% of core services CPI. It moves the needle. CPI inflation would have been a lot hotter without this outlier situation.
By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET.
The delayed release of the Consumer Price Index today, cobbled together with perhaps not all…

This story appeared on wolfstreet.com, 2025-10-26 10:55:09.697000.
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