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In reply to the discussion: November consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, lower than expected, delayed data shows [View all]

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18. Declining demand due to economy is driving some prices down
Reply to progree (Reply #11)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 05:21 AM
Dec 19

I couldn’t believe the sale prices on appliances lately. Retail is afraid of not clearing the warehouses before new models arrive, i think.

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November consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, lower than expected, delayed data shows [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 18 OP
... UpInArms Dec 18 #1
Hmm, both indexes gab13by13 Dec 18 #2
Did they leave out food and utilities? quaint Dec 18 #3
They leave out food and energy in those numbers I believe. The numbers may have also been affected by late lostincalifornia Dec 18 #5
No, they are included in the "all items" CPI. It's the CORE CPI that leaves out food and energy. progree Dec 18 #7
Thanks, got it. lostincalifornia Dec 18 #9
Yes, on the holiday stuff -- it's weird as heck progree Dec 18 #11
Declining demand due to economy is driving some prices down lostnfound Dec 19 #18
Regardless what the numbers say, the reality is that a hell of a lot of people have been laid off, and while fuel prices lostincalifornia Dec 18 #4
Food and energy are included in the numbers, except where it says "all items less food and energy" progree Dec 18 #8
I think that is affected by the uncertainty of the Ukraine/Russia situation, and I think colder weather may have come lostincalifornia Dec 18 #10
From the source: progree Dec 18 #6
I call BS on any number coming from this administration gilpo Dec 18 #12
So "things" that were a dollar a year ago aren't even $1.03 now? What are these "things"? twodogsbarking Dec 18 #13
This is already being panned by economists PSPS Dec 18 #14
So this graph shows that Krasnov lied. He said he would bring prices down. GoodRaisin Dec 18 #15
The BLS is a good source somsai Dec 18 #16
That's odd. The shelter index increased 0.2% during the 2 month Sept-Nov period, and 3.0% year-over-year progree Dec 18 #17
Per Pew Research, here is graphic of basket content weights lostnfound Dec 19 #19
"Fuel is fairly flat YOY" - I don't understand this comment progree Dec 19 #20
Sorry, the yoy fuel data was from a different source lostnfound Dec 21 #23
Cool graph and table, bookmarked, thanks/nt progree Dec 21 #24
GRAPH - rolling 3 month average of CPI, progree Dec 19 #21
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