yeah I was gonna say that $5 for me at the grocery store is more like $20 now. One thing I complain about a lot is places that won’t take over a $20 nowadays. Yeah in the 80’s I could understand when you would get change after buying the weeks groceries with one, but since $100 is the largest denomination consumers have access to they should accept anything.
If your inflation calculation excludes housing, education, and medical care, maybe.
Yup, exactly how the BLS CPI calculator works
That’s cost of living, a separate measurement, and is also a significant factor.
yeah I was gonna say that $5 for me at the grocery store is more like $20 now. One thing I complain about a lot is places that won’t take over a $20 nowadays. Yeah in the 80’s I could understand when you would get change after buying the weeks groceries with one, but since $100 is the largest denomination consumers have access to they should accept anything.