It’s more than just that, people are staying home for multible reasons.
Yes, the price of everything has increased across the board therefore the price of gasoline, basic necessities , rent, mortgage, even toilet paper is not cheap anymore.
People can’t afford to go out on town like we did in the 60s, 70s, 80s.
People are hanging into items like cars, washing machines and are fixing them.
People are just buying basic necessities.
Also our culture has gotten so bad that people are afraid to go out because of crime.
Actually, I think Amazon is the reason.