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		bitmasher9 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. stock futures tumble indicating another plumm... Wouldn’t housing prices decrease be a major downward pressure on inflation?

TaurenHunter 7 months 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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