Year | 2014 | 2015 | Change |
24 Pack Coke | $7.18 | $5.98 | -$1.20 |
5 Lb Bag Flour | $1.98 | $1.46 | -$0.52 |
Chicken Soup | $1.35 | $1.34 | -$0.01 |
Frozen Pizza | $2.98 | $2.50 | -$0.48 |
Gallon Gas | $2.75 | $2.21 | -$0.54 |
KW Hour Elec | 12.72 | 12 | -$0.72 |
Lb Bacon | $5.48 | $5.24 | -$0.24 |
Lb Green Grapes | $1.98 | $1.48 | -$0.50 |
Lb Ground Beef | $5.98 | $5.26 | -$0.72 |
Lb TasteLikeButter | $2.88 | $2.88 | $0.00 |
Lg Cornflakes | $2.98 | $2.93 | -$0.05 |
Loaf Bread | $1.98 | $1.98 | $0.00 |
New House Buy | $373,500 | $364,100 | -$9,400.00 |
Tide Soap Powder | $17.97 | $11.76 | -$6.21 |
Toilet Paper | $3.98 | $3.98 | $0.00 |
We often like to say cheaper prices are better and turn right around and say we ought to get a raise. Fact is that when prices like these go down folks tend to buy less now figuring that they'll be lower tomorrow, or at least their wages will be.
What ever we decide about today's prices, we got to realize that the deflation of the 1930's was a lot worse than the inflation of 1980.
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Respectfully disagree. My grocery bills, which content pretty much don’t vary that much week to week have gone up slightly the past year. Have you been pricing fresh meat lately? Gas prices have dropped, so your overall premise is correct.