{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"News","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news","title":"Keeping an eye on the Consumer Price Index","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vF6ZQFB3P3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/keeping-an-eye-on-the-consumer-price-index\/\">Keeping an eye on the Consumer Price Index<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/keeping-an-eye-on-the-consumer-price-index\/embed\/#?secret=vF6ZQFB3P3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Keeping an eye on the Consumer Price Index&#8221; &#8212; News\" data-secret=\"vF6ZQFB3P3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2022\/08\/emily-hunter.jpg","thumbnail_width":195,"thumbnail_height":222,"description":"As an economics major at Furman, Emily Hunter found herself frequently using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and was intrigued by the wide-range of economic activity the agency measured. When the opportunity arose to join one of the country\u2019s top statistical agencies as an economist right out of college, Hunter couldn\u2019t turn it down. As a result, she has spent the past four years playing a key role in maintaining the quality of the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI), the most widely used measure of inflation that provides data about price changes in the nation\u2019s economy. Hunter graduated\u00a0summa cum laude\u00a0from Furman in 2009 with a degree in economics.\u00a0 Read more in the\u00a0Washington Post."}