[Basket_of_Deplorables]

Gas is up almost $1 /gal sinxe the election. Wood, paint, screws, upholstery material, food, all up. Not a little, more like 10-20%.

[fhayek]

Among other things, I am a world class nerd. One of the nerdier things I do is record prices I pay at the supermarket. I keep a log of about thirty basic items that I frequently purchase at the store. Things like coffee, butter, eggs, beer, shaving cream. You have to be careful because companies can be sneaky. For example, a bottle of Tide detergent hasn't changed in a year, BUT what was 2.95 liters is now 2.72 liters.

Anyway, the basket of goods that I purchased one year ago for $119.82 now costs $127.20 at the exact same store (and reflecting any discounts). That is an increase of 6.2%. Officially, inflation is 1.68%. That is just at the supermarket, but we all know about gasoline prices and prices at the pizzeria.