How the Big Mac Index Relates to Overall Consumer Inflation

B Ravikumar and Amy Smaldone

On the Economy from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Abstract: Big Mac inflation appears to track CPI inflation, but its path can diverge from overall U.S. inflation because of price deviations relative to other items in the consumer basket.

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Date: 2024-04-11
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