[econjack]

Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in October and 2.6 percent over the previous 12 months as inflation slowly but surely returns to pre-pandemic norms, according to new Labor Department...

This kind of "news" really pisses me off. There are so many different inflation indexes now you have to be careful which one the MSM uses. Conveniently, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) now does NOT include the cost of distillate fuels or food prices. This is just pure BS designed to be deceptive.

[Rich21IE]

https://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/inflation-charts

The real numbers.

[circlecity]

“ Conveniently, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) now does NOT include the cost of distillate fuels or food prices. ”

Nor does “core” inflation.