My guess is that if the data only included the last couple of months, it would look a bit different :)
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It's like comparing gas prices for today vs 10 years ago. Sure it looks like we pay more now but it does not include inflation and increase in wages. If gas was measured by how many minutes you have to work to buy a gallon you will find you have to work less today to buy a gallon then you did 10 years ago.
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That's the problem with data if you go back to far it does not tell you what's happening now
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Don't I know it. I spend my days sifting through data, cleaning it up and drawing conclusions from it. It is so easy to find answers that aren't really answers :)
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I do this for a living and while historical data is nice to have you can't make accurate comparisons when the landscape has changed
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Yep. I do it for a living as well. Threads like this get me going a bit :)