Child Care Costs Are the Inflation the CPI Misses

Episode 63 of Inflation Explained. Lucas and Luna look at a single inflation blind spot: child care. The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures market prices, but millions of families pay a nanny or a relative off the books—and that spending never reaches the CPI. The hosts walk through a real example: a family paying $2,400 a month for child care without a formal receipt, and how that distorts official inflation numbers. They connect it to May's all-items CPI reading of 334.0, and ask whether the 2.25 percent 10-year breakeven rate truly captures what families feel. A short, focused conversation about what gets counted and what doesn't. #ChildCareCosts #InflationBlindSpots #CPI #BureauOfLaborStatistics #CostOfLiving #FamilyBudget #ShadowEconomy #EconomicData #Underemployment #CareEconomy #FOMC #FedPolicy #PriceIndices #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #InflationExplained #Economics #PodcastEpisode Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo