[Empire_of_Liberty]

This was one of the things that shocked me in the recent Putin interview. Putin floated this ridiculously low number for America’s inflation. Assuming he is well informed, I can only conclude that he was propping up America’s illegal federal administration.

[woodbutcher1963]

I know that they manipulate these figures to meet their political needs.
However, I noticed on my last trip to the grocery store that some things have come back down in price to pre covid levels.
For example, Freshetta frozen pizzas were on sale for $3.99.
This is just one example. I do not keep track of these things, but this seemed like a pretty good price.

Eggs also are back down in price. I typically buy my eggs from locals who have chickens. They have been steady at between $4-$5/dozen.

New and used car prices have come down. One YouTuber said they were down 23% from their highs. Big pickup trucks are sitting on the Ford dealership lot down the street. Two years ago the lot was empty.

Housing prices have come down in a lot of markets. Some markets like Austin are down dramatically. Other markets like New England are hardly down at all. All real estate is local.

Lumber and other building materials are back to their pre covid levels. In fact we have seen two British Columbia sawmills announce permanent shutdowns in the last month. Other BC mills are cutting shifts. This is because the timber prices in BC have stayed high. The mills are now losing money at the current wholesale price.