[kearnyirish2]

“I’m not even factoring in the “hidden” inflation due to portion shrinkage. For example, look at a simple microwave Burrito in the frozen food section and you will find a much, MUCH smaller version than what you got a few years ago at a slowly increasing price. Up until recently, that same smaller Burrito was stuffed inside the old wrapper which was made for something 3 times its size and I got a good laugh out of that.”

You’re absolutely right; a while back somebody posted a picture of two rolls of toilet paper (same brand) in which the width shrinkage was impossible to miss...

[Pox]

I forgot that one. Just near the end of last year I discovered the same thing. Had an old roll of TP that I sat a new roll next to and the difference in size was startling.

And in the meantime, the prices slowly continue to creep up...

[1rudeboy]

That is how a producer hides inflation to you. The government calculates inflation according to a basket of goods. So a pound of coffee is a pound of coffee, regardless of whether the producer has made the package size 14 ounces.