Comment Comment by metaphor $2.50/box today relative to $2.00/box in 2019 represents +25% inflation...so nowhere near purported pre-COVID levels.CPI less food and energy[1] over the same period increased +17.3%...so currently priced worse than nominal inflation.Of course, this baseline reference assumes shrinkflation hasn't impacted your "box" unit.[1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=19FTW parent metaphor 3 years ago
CPI less food and energy[1] over the same period increased +17.3%...so currently priced worse than nominal inflation.
Of course, this baseline reference assumes shrinkflation hasn't impacted your "box" unit.
[1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=19FTW