Price of gasoline drops! According to the federal government, anyway.

The price of gas just dropped 0.2% in April, according to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (the people who do the Cost of Living Index). 

And as a result, inflation over the last 12 months, including energy
and food prices, has dropped from 4.4% to 3.9%.

What revolting garbage! Inflation at 3.9%??? It's obviously running at
more than 10%. Gas prices here are up 74% since last year. Groceries
are up 37% from what they were a year ago, by our personal estimates. 

Why does the media buy these Orwellian figures and simply re****t them?
Inflation 3.9%?? Gas price drops 0.2% last month?? 

What???

Why is there no independent effort in the media to find out what these
numbers really are? Anyone know of such efforts? I've seen a couple of
economic newsletters that said inflation is running at more than 10%,
but nothing in the mainstream press.

Only thing I've seen on these absurd figurres so far is this (from
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-05-14-consumer-prices_N.htm):

"Wachovia Economics Group, commenting on the seasonally adjusted drop
in the price of gasoline, wrote to clients: "The drop makes absolutely
no sense. Where does the BLS buy their gas?"

Anyone know why the hell no one disputes these fake figures?