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The FREOPP Inflation Inequality Indices: Current Data

Rising cost of living disproportionately harms lower- and middle-income Americans.

By Jackson Mejia

In our recent paper, Inflation’s Compounding Impact on the Poor, we describe and quantify the degree to which lower-income and middle-income Americans are disproportionately harmed by inflation. Below, you will find the most recently updated charts, calculated from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ official Consumer Price Index statistics.

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Jackson Mejia

Jackson Mejia thought he wanted to become an electrical engineer. Then he discovered economics.