Monday, February 14, 2011

China CPI versus U.S. CPI

Weight of food share in China CPI is 34% while that of US CPI is 13.7%.

The Chinese are not as wealthy as Americans, so they do spend a larger part of their income on food, but this shows just how tricky CPI numbers can be.

(ViaAshrafLaidi)

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