Saturday, January 17, 2015

There Is No Inflation (Unless You Eat Food, Use Water, Live In A House, Get Sick, Go To School, Or Do Taxes)

Below are the annual price increases for items that impact your life on a daily basis:

Food at home – 3.7%
Food away from home – 3.0%
Meat – 12.7%
Fish and seafood – 5.6%
Eggs – 10.7%
Milk – 5.2%
Fruits & vegetables – 4.1%
Coffee – 4.2%
Butter – 22.5%

Natural gas – 5.8%
Footwear – 2.8%
Prescription drugs – 6.4%
Newspapers & magazines – 4.8%
College textbooks – 5.0%
Cigarettes – 3.1%
Apartment rent – 3.4%
Owners equivalent rent – 2.6%
Hotels – 7.3%
Water & sewer – 5.6%
Medical care -2.4%
Hospital care – 4.9%
College tuition – 3.4%
Postage – 4.1%

 http://www.theburningplatform.com/2015/01/16/no-inflation-unless-you-eat-food-use-water-live-in-a-house-or-apartment-heat-your-home-get-sick-travel-pay-car-insurance-go-to-school-mail-letters-or-do-your-taxes/