Mike Konczal: Access to key affordability data on U.S. food prices and state rent burdens

Mike Konczal: Access to key affordability data on U.S. food prices and state rent burdens
Affordability data on food and rent

Mike Konczal highlights the availability of key affordability data, including average food prices from BLS for products like coffee and beef, as well as state-level Census information on rent burdens and KFF ACA benchmark premiums.

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Konczal previously argued that nominal wage gains turn negative at higher percentiles after accounting for 3.9% inflation, as detailed in his analysis of inflation’s impact on wages. He has also debated whether the Fed's June dot plot suggested a more hawkish stance than the central bank's press conference, according to his commentary on US interest rate policy. These discussions provide additional context for his attention to affordability metrics.

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