![]() ![]() While price increases are a factor of inflation, the government's data would have you believe that the increases are small compared to what we are actually paying. The effects of this are visual in the price jumps you see for a Big Mac. Both of these time-periods saw ultra-loose monetary policies (both periods following a recession). ![]() Take a good look at this chart specifically peeling your eyes to roughly 20. The government's numbers cannot be reflecting the actual price of a Big Mac - or, for that matter anything else anyone would purchase. In other words, because of inflation, everything is costing more to purchase.īut, and here is the real picture you need to see: If the government's numbers were accurate then the green line would be flat. ![]() Instead, the $2.43 price is some 22% higher than the 1986 price. After all, the ingredients are exactly the same as well as the labor (Labor costs would be factored in). Once you inflation-adjust the price of the Big Mac, as I did in the green line, that line - theoretically - would be as flat as a board. If you believed the government's numbers, your $1.80 Big Mac from 1986 costs only $2.43 today. The green line shows how much, inflation-adjusted, two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun would cost in 1986 dollars. ![]()
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