[OC] 1970s CPI-U Inflation Compared to 2020s CPI-U Inflation Posted by Interesting-Cow-1652 Tags:DataData Is BeautifulDataIsBeautiful 4 comments **Data Source:** [https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL#0](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL#0) If Trump really wants to cut interest rates, it may be a perfect match xd What caused the 1970s and 1980s spikes? I suppose 1973 was the oil embargo, but what happened in 1978? Correlation =/= causation Comments are closed.
**Data Source:** [https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL#0](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL#0)
What caused the 1970s and 1980s spikes? I suppose 1973 was the oil embargo, but what happened in 1978?
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**Data Source:** [https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL#0](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL#0)
If Trump really wants to cut interest rates, it may be a perfect match xd
What caused the 1970s and 1980s spikes? I suppose 1973 was the oil embargo, but what happened in 1978?
Correlation =/= causation
Comments are closed.