Gas is a special case but it’s worth noting that your numbers went from a bit above the national average to significantly above the national average.

I’m not sure where you got your celery numbers but produce prices are very swingy over a year

Arby’s prices have risen, although, amusingly at a much slower rate than almost any other major fast food chain

>Gas: 2020 = $2.36 a gallon 2024 = $4.69 a gallon

This must be due to increased state and local taxes.

https://www.gasbuddy.com/charts

May 2019 is ~$2.70 and May 2024 is ~$3.70, a 37% increase, as opposed to a 100% increase for where you live.

I used May 2019 because there is no use in comparing May 2020 or any other part of 2020 due to COVID supply and demand disruption as well as seasonal differences.

> This must be due to increased state and local taxes

I don't know if it matters all that much why prices are increasing for everything, whether it's inflation, corporate greed, new/increased taxes, or whatever else

The fact is people are getting squeezed from a lot of directions, and meanwhile we're reading about record corporate profits, many companies are doing massive layoffs, and raises aren't keeping up with expenses

Picking one particular item hit by a tax in one locality is not a very useful anecdote for the general narrative