Statistics feel solid.
They look precise. Clean. Authoritative.
But what they don’t show is just as important as what they do.
What’s included? What’s excluded? What timeframe is chosen? What comparison is highlighted?
These decisions shape perception long before the audience ever sees the final number.
And once it’s presented, it feels definitive.
April’s theme cuts straight through it:
The illusion isn’t that data is false.
It’s that it’s complete.
Incomplete truth isn’t a lie.
But it leads to one.
Link for Article:
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2024/03/how-to-measure-inflation
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