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JT45242

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14. Just imagine if REAL INFLATION including energy and food were calculated

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 11:35 AM

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I paid $4 a gallon for gas at Costco this morning in Iowa. Food prices are much higher. My price per unit of electricity or natural gas are all up as well. (luckily we replaced our AC and furnace in the last couple of years, so actual cost is down because of the increased efficiency).

After no raise last year, I am definitely noticing it.

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Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023 [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Well, yeah... displacedvermoter Yesterday #1

Full report UpInArms Yesterday #2

I wonder who will get fired for this fake report Raven123 Yesterday #3

And who believes this??? essaynnc Yesterday #4

That damn Biden - it is all his fault. magicarpet Yesterday #5

It was 2.9% when TSF took office and was "going to end inflation". sinkingfeeling Yesterday #6

Nice work Sleepy don chicoescuela Yesterday #7

Republicans (including him) should be how we message this for the next 5 months. Pound Republicans are causing this Cheezoholic Yesterday #10

Repukes don't need no Pandemic to fleece your wallet and trigger high inflation ;) n/t Cheezoholic Yesterday #8

GRAPHS progree Yesterday #9

Can I ask, because I'm an economic dummy, do they calculate that rate from the prices only going back a year? Cheezoholic Yesterday #11

Yes, they do month over month and year over year calculations. SamuelAdams Yesterday #12

You're not a dummy, your take on inflation is correct progree Yesterday #20

Gosh who could've predicted any of this? durablend Yesterday #13

Just imagine if REAL INFLATION including energy and food were calculated JT45242 Yesterday #14

The regular CPI has food and energy. progree Yesterday #18

Thanks 8-10% os more believable based on my costs -- JT45242 Yesterday #21

MaddowBlog-U.S. inflation surged in April, pushed higher by the effects of the Iran war LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #15

I do not know what categories they are looking at, or what math, but niyad Yesterday #16

According to this non-govt inflation index, prices rose only 2.4% year-over-year progree Yesterday #19

Don't worry... Gymbo Yesterday #17