
Paul Krugman @paulkrugman
Actually, BLS rent measures have probably understated "true" housing inflation, bc they measure avg rent paid, not soaring rents on new leases. At this point, however, they're failing to reflect what looks like a big slowdown in rents 1/ — PolitiTweet.org
Ben Casselman @bencasselman
One big reason "core" inflation accelerated in June: Rents rose 0.8% in June, the fastest one-month gain since 1986… https://t.co/thjbhnewXE