Anyone can cherry pick items to prove anything they want.
When the people buy the same products and the prices continue to increased, that is inflation.
I picked the items as ordinary and what lots of people buy. They were not so much cherry picked as considered to be frequent purchases.
I don’t see the causes noted presently having an effect inthe first month. I am not looking for the best price but rather a baseline on 20 common grocery items.
It is my intention to post the list with prices recorded for the 20 items on the fifteenth of every month.