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Here’s why you can’t blame presidents for inflation

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 5, 2024
During the pandemic, a wide variety of factors led to rising prices, including supply chain snarls.
While some blame sitting presidents for inflation, experts told us a variety of factors influence consumer prices.
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Here is how much more everything costs since the pandemic began

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 20, 2023
In 2022, inflation reached its highest level since 1981.
You've likely seen your grocery bill go up over the past four years.
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When will prices go back down?

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 6, 2023
The answer might disappoint you.
Inflation is slowing, but when will prices go back down? Above: Shoppers walk through a grocery store in Washington, DC.
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We want your “shrinkflation” stories

by Marketplace Staff
Feb 8, 2023
It’s a sneaky tactic to hide inflation: reduce a product’s size, but not its price.
Packages of 4.5 ounce Chobani Flips, that were previously 5.3 ounces, are displayed on a shelf at Target. Some companies are using a tactic known as "shrinkflation," where the product gets smaller, but the price stays the same.
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How do consumer products companies decide how much they'll raise their prices?

by Justin Ho
Oct 20, 2022
It depends on the ingredients that go into a product and how much competition it faces.
Consumer products companies like Procter & Gamble and Nestle have recently raised prices on some items rather than a blanket price increase.
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What's the connection between domestic manufacturing output and consumer prices?

by Justin Ho
Apr 15, 2022
There are fewer roadblocks for manufacturers recently, but economists say increased domestic production won't necessarily lead to lower prices in the U.S.
Two major roadblocks to manufacturing — supply chain snarls and hiring — have been easing lately.
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Inflation is high, but has it peaked?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 12, 2022
Inflation is high but decelerating. So when will it decelerate to something normal?
Though there are hints that inflation may be near its peak, economists debate how long factors that influence it — like the labor shortage — could persist.
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Consumer prices are growing faster than they have in 30 years

by Andy Uhler
Nov 24, 2021
The Fed's preferred means of measuring inflation jumped 0.6% in October.
Food prices have jumped 4.8% since last year.
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What’s included in the Consumer Price Index and what isn’t?

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 22, 2021
The CPI isn’t perfect, but experts say that no one index is.
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Consumers are getting used to higher inflation

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 13, 2021
The consumer price index rose 5.4% year over year, as consumers' inflation expectations hit a series high of 5.3%, the New York Fed said.
Consumers are feeling inflation everywhere from groceries to rent to gas prices. Above, customers shop for fresh fish in San Francisco in 2021.
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