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Re:Shitflation, shrinkflation, inflation database by mikeyouse on Friday December 22, 2023 @02:31PM (#38737680)
Yep. You need to go back to ~1996 to get to a 2x increase in cost of food at home:

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1d3aL

Though as a general rule people notice acceleration not speed, so the big pandemic bump is clearly more impactful than a slower increase.

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Re:Shitflation, shrinkflation, inflation database by rileymat2 on Friday December 22, 2023 @03:05PM (#38738033)
Is there a stat that tracks discount sale prices? I typically craft my purchases around what is discounted, but those “seem” dramatically worse than the general price increases.
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