Post by: AngelOfThyNight on March 14, 2019, 08:08:29 AM
Estimating inflation is a tricky and complex task. In the United States, the government's Bureau of Labor Statistics sends testers to stores to record the price of everything from cheese to tires, and surveys consumers over the phone about what they spent on gas and funeral services.
Source: Amazon gets an edge with secret squad of economists (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/zaAfyTvz1zA/index.html)