The Conversation U.S.Feb 11, 2023

The US government’s main indicator of inflation, the consumer price index, is compiled by looking at the changes in price that urban Americans pay for a set basket of goods.

Those living in rural America are not surveyed and they are harder hit by increases in prices for gas, used cars, groceries and health care.

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https://theconversation.com/rural-americans-arent-included-in-inflation-figures-and-for-them-the-cost-of-living-may-be-rising-faster-197781

Rural Americans aren't included in inflation figures – and for them, the cost of living may be rising faster

The rising cost of living doesn’t hit all Americans equally. Yet the benchmark figure for charting the rising cost of living excludes people in rural areas.

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Rural Americans also pay vastly less for housing, which is the biggest expense mosr Americans have. And politically-driven identity markers (F-150s, ATVs, snowmobiles, and boats for example) drive a lot of their fuel costs.
Feb 11, 2023 at 10:19pmWeb