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itijara t1_j42ki7u wrote

What are the units? This doesn't tell me anything because I don't know if this is percent change, annualized percent, or something else.

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mianosm t1_j42l8e5 wrote

Sort of an odd comparison of an index and a value.

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Data57 t1_j42lu3a wrote

This reminds me of the graphs showing annual swimming pool drownings compared to Nick Cage movies released that year

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jmon3 t1_j42n69y wrote

Graph should start at 1944. Starting in 1971, when the gold standard was removed after 27 years of being fixed to the dollar, shows a massive adjustment for the price to catch up to the previous years of inflation that occurred.

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FMF_sunflowers t1_j42os9e wrote

Or not showing stocks which have out paced gold and inflation way more.

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Purplekeyboard t1_j42pnur wrote

Why is inflation a straight line moving steadily up? This doesn't match the inflation rate over time at all.

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chicagotim1 t1_j42qlvz wrote

Unless you also put a major Stock index into the graph this is extremely misleading. Yes investing in gold will outpace inflation, but there are so many other investment options that have done much much better

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22_12_03 t1_j42qtsq wrote

What makes this a log scale?

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Snoo74629 t1_j4699dn wrote

Replying to Purplekeyboard (#1,347,043)

This CPI is an indicator close to the accumulated information. The line on the graph is not straight. It matches reality.

The other thing is that inflation has nothing to do with the price of gold, and placing them on the same chart is strange.

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