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Re:Inflation rises 7.5% over past year, more than expected a... by mdorazio on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:17AM (#30287294)
The question wasn't "is this supply/demand driven?", it was "is this transitory or not?". Items like car prices are likely transitory and will return to pre-covid levels once supply chain issues get worked out later this year and production returns to normal.
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Re:Inflation rises 7.5% over past year, more than expected a... by helen___keller on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:30AM (#30287509)
Just a nitpick but a return to the mean does not imply a return to pre-Covid levels, although I think we can all agree that sooner or later cars will actually start depreciating in value again.
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Re:Inflation rises 7.5% over past year, more than expected a... by almost_usual on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:19AM (#30287321)
No one really knows when supply chain issues will be worked out.
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Re:Inflation rises 7.5% over past year, more than expected a... by giantg2 on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:22AM (#30287366)
And if the cost of fixing those issues (like building new chip facilities) will continue to affect price.
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