There's a difference between the price of something rising because of scarcity and increased demand and inflation. One could just as easily argue that we have deflation because some things are cheaper now than they were. I remember REAL inflation, back in the 1970s, and this is nothing like that.
Another trick I have noticed is that they reduce quantity of food items, while charging the same price. They are trying to sneak the inflation past the consumer.
Businesses attempting to maximize their profits by manipulating package size are not the same as inflation.
There *IS* no real data, or do you argue otherwise?
"No, I don't have evidence. I just KNOW it."
It was that line that convinced me further discussion of this issue was pointless. I can't do other people's thinking for them, they have to do some of the work themselves.