I currently
pay less for:
milk, butter, and eggs, cheese
the same for
OTC meds,, chicken, fish, beef, toiletries, tinned stuff, packaging, condiments. Fruit and veg is largely the same, apples got expensive and are still more than a year ago, solanaceous thingys are the same, as are all the root tuber things. Organic produce, on balance is down, bananas and melons seem immune to price changes.
more for
soda, coffee, cereals including breads, pork (although that seems curiously seasonal and is currently down), and gas.
Property tax and water are up, electricity is the same. Phone is up, wireless the same, I don't buy TV.
Membershps/tuitions (clubs, lessons etc) are all the same.
Financial services are less, fees and licensing are all the same, insurance is up across the board (although had I stayed with my previous health plan it actually would have gone down).
Entertainment products are up across the board.
Non-durable goods are in general down (I just replaced a 6 year old toaster for the same toaster and it cost less this time and the computer that I am replacing will be with a better product for less money than the previous one, by a few hundred dollars).
Automotive maintenance is mixed but on balance up.
Add it all up and I fail to see this crushing inflation you speak of.
Except for gas. Gas is more, plain and simple. And peanuts. Peanuts went up and stayed there, but almonds held steady.
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