[LearsFool]

No inflation??!! Well, perhaps. If the CPI includes the drop in home prices. And of course we all realize that retirees living on Social Security are constantly buying and selling real estate, right?

I’d like to know just what’s in the current CPI “basket of goods”. Because the cost of my basket of goods just keeps on going up. The only way to stay on budget is to put less and less in my basket - a task made somewhat easier by the ever-shrinking packages on the store shelves.

[TomGuy]

the cost of my basket of goods just keeps on going up

A couple of weeks ago, Walmart jumped their celery from $0.88 two weeks earlier to $1.79. I just laughed as I walked on by that 'bargain'. Went across the street to Aldi's and picked it up for $1.19.

Many items are still increasing, but I have noticed a significant drop in many prices over last spring and summer.