Cost of living - need more CPI/RPI figures for groups of people

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Inflation has been running hot for about 5 years but we have not really noticed.  The basket that calculates inflation is changed multiple times a year to mask the real cost of inflation.  Inflation is a very personal figure and should have a range for the multiple stages in life.  Education, early workers, late workers, and retirement and probably stages inbetween.

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