[Shadow Stats] claim that since 2005 prices rose over 500%, yet when asked can't even name one good that experienced that. I attempt to replicate his flawed method.

Here is what inflation would look like if we actually used 1980s methedology with todays data:

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Shadow Stats Inflation Data Make A Fundamental Error

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> [Shadow Stats] claim that since 2005 prices rose over 500%, yet when asked can't even name one good that experienced that. I attempt to replicate his flawed method.

Here is what inflation would look like if we actually used 1980s methedology with todays data:

![](https://econchrisclarke.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-20.png)

https://econchrisclarke.wordpress.com/2024/05/29/shadow-stats-inflation-data-make-a-fundamental-error/