Inflation is not the same as the cost of living. Otherwise, for example, the change in the cost of living would be the same everywhere throughout the United States, since the same currency is used through.
Nick They are, however, roughly analogous. To say that you were irritated by the headline is to say that you were irritated by a headline that is roughly correct. Furthermore, _over time_ inflation and the cost of living should draw together even more. Gautam
