I go to the grocery store. I go to the gas station.
Prices are not down.
Lots of items are on "sale" for 25% off the "regular" price. I notice that the "regular" price went up 50% in the last year.
And gas prices? They have gone up.
I do not see the "inflation cooling" of which you speak.
“Prices are not down.”
That would be deflation. Nobody is claiming that.
“I notice that the “regular” price went up 50% in the last year.”
You perception.
“And gas prices? They have gone up.”
Right now gas prices are volatile due to the Iran war. Up and down. Down from the $4.84 peak in 2022. Down from the $4.35 recent peak.