Why do we exclude the price of things like Food, Housing and Energy costs when looking at the total number for inflation?

Question

I’ve been looking for a reasonable explanation for this for a while and literally cannot find one. SO help me understand, please. ❤️🤷‍♀️

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Answer 1

So politicians can brag about how great things are when they are not and so companies can say inflation is low when it is not so they don’t have to give big raises. This is an honest and accurate response. I think we all know and realize those three items should be included because they make up the majority of most people monthly budget.