We track this information, though. Anyone doing any economic-related work will be well familiar with the data. We just don't publicize in any grand fashion because who else needs to hear it? I'll grant you that people who write comments on the internet tend to be completely out to lunch, but most people have some kind of handle on their COL situation. They aren't going to learn anything they don't already know, so there is no reason to listen in. You need demand in order for supply to show up.

Inflation doesn't mean much to Average Joe either, to be fair, except it is a leading indicator of interest rates, and Average Joe does care about interest rates, so this is why Average Joe is listening for inflation information.

> But political leaders won’t.

The leaders are the people. The very same people.

If you are trying to imply that the leaders are as lazy about democracy as they are accounting, and are willing to let the hired help do whatever it wants because they don't want to ever have to take the time to talk to them, I'm with you. Not much you can do there. But if they don't care, nobody else is going to either.