change display of cpi data to % change #2
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change display of cpi data to % change
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Pretty much cpi always goes up (damn you inflation!) so it's not great to visualize it as an ever-increasing series. This change shows you the rate of change from the previous month. For example, you can more clearly see the deflationary period of 2008 to 2010.
You can see the change: http://econstats-mcassano.rhcloud.com/dashboard