[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

$121.15 in Apr. 2024 equals $100 of buying power in 2020 (Average).
Check it out yourselves.
https://www.calculator.net/inflation-calculator.html?cstartingamount1=100&cinmonth1=13&cinyear1=2020&coutmonth1=4&coutyear1=2024&calctype=1&x=Calculate#uscpi

[woodpusher]

https://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/data/consumerpriceindexhistorical_us_table.htm

The article used the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all consumers. CPI for 1982-84 was set at 100.

For January of the stated year:

2017 242.839
2018 247.867
2019 251.712
2020 257.971
2021 261.582
2022 281.148
2023 299.170
2024 308.417

For April:

2024 313.548

Under 4 years of Trump, the basket went up $18.74.

Under 3.33 years of Biden, the basket went up $55.77 from Jan 2021 to Apr 2024. That indicates an increase of 21% over January 2021.