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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 Tuesday OP

Well, yeah... displacedvermoter Tuesday #1

Full report UpInArms Tuesday #2

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

And who believes this??? essaynnc Tuesday #4

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

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

Nice work Sleepy don chicoescuela Tuesday #7

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

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

GRAPHS progree Tuesday #9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Don't worry... Gymbo Tuesday #17