U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5%

Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by jollyllama on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @10:38AM (#32412733)

It's so much worse if you compare it to ten or fifteen years ago. Or even five.

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by trebbble on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @11:30AM (#32413645)

c. 2005, a $100 shopping cart was overflowing.

2022, a $100 shopping cart may still have space left before you have to start stacking things. More like $300-$350 if you fill it up.

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by _delirium on Thursday August 11, 2022 @05:18AM (#32423302)

What the heck are you buying? Piles of steak? Alcohol? I have never spent $100 on a single shopping cart, whether you're talking about 2005 or 2022. I'm not even trying to be frugal, just seems physically hard to load up that much if you're buying actual groceries and carrying them home in bags under your own muscle power.

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by jollyllama on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:13PM (#32427911)

Point taken. Has anything not gone up?

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by soupfordummies on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:09PM (#32414338)

Hey, even Spring 2020. I remember taking over grocery duty during the early days of the pandemic and stocking UP for the whole month. And it would be like 200-250. I'm talking cart overflowing, meat for the freezer, wine, etc.

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by jollyllama on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:22PM (#32414530)

If I look at my amazon history from around 2015, clothing was insanely cheap for a while there. Prices have gone up, quality is down.

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Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5% by clint on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @11:40AM (#32413850)

or fifty!!

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