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How are low income household negatively affected by weighting of items in the consumer price index basket?
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How are low income household negatively affected by weighting of items in the consumer price index basket?

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The CPI market basket is drawn from consumers who respond with diaries of products bought over a two week period. Low-income households do not participate at such high levels of reporting and are therefore under reported.
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