Pollyanna Creep is a phrase that originated in 2004 with John Williams, a California-based economic analyst and statistician.
This is a clear reference, in a sarcastic way, to Pollyanna's proverbial optimism.
Williams and other economic analysts, such as Kevin P. Phillips,[2] argue that such manipulations distort the perception of electors and economic factors and have ill effects on political and investment decisions.
Concern about the manipulation of statistics also exists in the United Kingdom.
This is because although these make up a larger proportion of expenditure in a typical week, inflation consumption weights account for all expenditure, even those large items purchased only infrequently (e.g. motor vehicles, furniture, electronics, clothes, etc.)