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 # ... except for this excel file (gold flat-format annotation table)
 !Database/gold/ImpactDB_DataTable_Validation.xlsx
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-**Inflation Adjustment**
-
-We obtained the original inflation table from [the Minneapolis Fed's consumer price index data](https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator/consumer-price-index-1800-) and saved it as the `inflation_Index_orig.csv` file, which uses 1967 as the base year. In our database, we adjusted the inflation to 2024 values. To do this, we rescaled the inflation index to 2024, resulting in the `inflation_Index_2024.csv` file, which is used in our full-run database.
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