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KD17
May 9, 2008 6:30 PM
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Cool chart and it only took me about 10 seconds to find the \"beer at home\" numbers :)

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Ash78 ain't got time to bleed
May 9, 2008 6:59 PM
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I like this, but find it a little too granular for widespread appeal. IMO they just need to simplify it to the basic categories instead of all those little tiny bits (which probably have a VERY high standard deviation, statistically).


I also find it more useful to compare these medians against median gross income, so we can see the tax burdens, too :D

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Juggernaut
May 9, 2008 7:26 PM
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mmmmmmmmmmm, moldy pie!

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yesteryear
May 9, 2008 11:11 PM
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id love to see this exact analysis for the UK and/or canada.

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Lucky225
May 10, 2008 12:51 AM
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What this chart doesn't show you is Federal Spending or The Federal Reserve's manipulation tactics (Artificial interest rates, printing money out of thin air.) But like the NY times says this is the Consumer Price index, 'ONE source of inflation.'

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AnneJ
May 10, 2008 6:18 PM
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Fascinating! Especially since you can scroll over each section and get even more data! Thanks!

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humphrmi
May 11, 2008 12:04 AM
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@Lucky225: Currency policy is reflected in all of the items in that chart. For instance, when the Fed lowers interest rates, the dollar loses it's value and foreign companies (like oil producers) have to raise their prices to maintain the same level of profit before the rate cut. Same thing if the Fed injects more money into the economy.

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