Change in Data Sources Led to Lower Inflation Reading

Saturday, March 14, 2026

A methodological change contributed to a better-than-expected inflation report, prompting questions from some economists.

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An obscure methodological tweak -- a change in the source of data on the price of legal services -- resulted in meaningfully lower monthly PCE inflation in January. That's prompting questions about why the change was made and why it wasn't disclosed publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b ... #EconSky[image or embed]
-- Ben Casselman (@bencasselman.bsky.social) Mar 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM

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"If you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything."

#1 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-03-14 01:24 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

PEDO DONNIE and everyone around him do nothing but lie.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-14 01:41 PM | Reply

Paywall.

#3 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026-03-14 01:44 PM | Reply

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#4 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-03-14 02:16 PM | Reply

And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done

Stinky and stats don't get along.

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-14 02:44 PM | Reply

not a surprise.
Trumpco is going to lie a mot more in increasingly desperate attempts to hold onto control of the House and Senate.

Prepare for multiple impeachments, Donnie!

#6 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-03-14 02:45 PM | Reply