All these calculations are skewed by the increase in housing costs that have outpaced other inflation calculations.
For the median and poor this has a much larger and unacknowledged effect, creating more price pressures for average people than basic inflation reporting depicts.
Inflation outpaces wages. You have to also convert those into modern dollars to get a better idea of the cost of things for the average consumer.
All these calculations are skewed by the increase in housing costs that have outpaced other inflation calculations.
For the median and poor this has a much larger and unacknowledged effect, creating more price pressures for average people than basic inflation reporting depicts.