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They do not exclude gas prices. The Consumer Price Index, which is what most people pay attention to and to which this article refers, currently weights gasoline at 3.7% of the basket of goods it tracks.

https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/relative-importance/2021.htm




Core CPI, which is what the Fed typically uses, excludes food and energy.




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