Problem is inflation statistics can (and often are) manipulated. Just look at how the government swaps things out of the "inflation basket" when the levels star

Problem is inflation statistics can (and often are) manipulated. Just look at how the government swaps things out of the "inflation basket" when the levels start getting too high. Food, rent, healthcare, college education, etc some of the fastest growing (also unavoidable costs) that are not taken into account for CPI.