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How does the cost of housing figure into the consumer price index? It's complicated.

by Caleigh Wells
Jun 14, 2024
Owners' equivalent rent measures the market cost of living in a home — which is a bit different from how much we actually spend on housing.
The cost of housing makes up more than a third of the CPI.
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