system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why does the inflation rate get reported at 6% while goods such as, my fast food favorites, have gone up 30%?
gpt
The inflation rate is an average measured across the entire economy, not an indication that every single thing for sale has increased in price by 6%. For example, if half the goods sold were to stay the same price, but the other half went up 30%, the average inflation is 15%.