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Higher rents were mostly offset by declining costs of goods such as motor vehicles and furniture.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Whole lot of mixed messaging about the economy lately. I feel like they really cherry pick numbers sometimes. Groceries definitely don't feel cheaper to me, I don't give a shit how much a TV costs now.

[–] dhtseany 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And new trucks and cars are only bought by a select group of people who can afford them, I don't feel it's as direct of a health signal as they'd want you to believe.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

If fewer people are buying cars and trucks, their prices fall. Everyone has to buy groceries, and those prices are rising slowly again, like they used to.

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