MemeStreams | MemeStreams Discussion

Create an Account

This page contains all of the posts and discussion on MemeStreams referencing the following web page: All of Inflation’s Little Parts - The New York Times. You can find discussions on MemeStreams as you surf the web, even if you aren't a MemeStreams member, using the Threads Bookmarklet.

All of Inflation’s Little Parts - The New York Times by Decius at 9:03 am EDT, May 5, 2008
A fantastic graphical breakdown of how people spend their money. I wish I could have this personalized.
Link - Reply

RE: All of Inflation’s Little Parts - The New York Times
by possibly noteworthy at 1:53 pm EDT, May 5, 2008

Decius wrote:
A fantastic graphical breakdown of how people spend their money. I wish I could have this personalized.

See the author's web site for more information about how these visualizations are created.

All of Inflation’s Little Parts - The New York Times by Lost at 10:40 am EDT, May 6, 2008
Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics gathers 84,000 prices in about 200 categories — like gasoline, bananas, dresses and garbage collection — to form the Consumer Price Index, one measure of inflation. It’s among the statistics that the Federal Reserve considered when it cut interest rates on Wednesday. The categories are weighted according to an estimate of what the average American spends, as shown below.
Link - Reply