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Drop in airfares inflation a measurement problem

The recent drop in airfare inflation has been a small drag on core inflation and, unlike last year’s fall in wireless telephone service prices, appears to be a genuine measurement problem. Underlying price pressures are still building throughout the economy, which will keep the Fed hiking rates once a quarter.

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