1) TIPS inflation isn't solely to cover state of California only. It is a nation-wide average.
2) Your main expense categories are just a subset of consumer expenditure that the bureau of labor statistics use to measure price levels of goods and services.[1]
2) Your main expense categories are just a subset of consumer expenditure that the bureau of labor statistics use to measure price levels of goods and services.[1]
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cesan.pdf