Price Increases over last 4 years…
CPI Medical Care: +9.5%
CPI Apparel: +12.0%
CPI New Cars: +19.0%
CPI Used Cars: +19.6%
CPI Food at home: +22.7%
CPI Shelter: +24.4%
CPI Food away from home: +25.1%
CPI Electricity: +28.2%
CPI Gas Utilities: +31.6%
US Home Prices: +38.3%
CPI…— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) January 15, 2025
BLS reports inflation accelerated to 4.8% annualized.
They're handing Trump a lit fuse. pic.twitter.com/BQSFI8ThH4
— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) January 15, 2025
Inflation is under control, though. 2-yr inflation swaps are in a dangerous place and certainly look like they could go much higher… @gnoble79 pic.twitter.com/nXCYeeZHrf
— Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) January 15, 2025
https://twitter.com/WhiteBoardFin/status/1879566945789628689
The government has stolen 26.1% of your annual income AND net worth since 2020
and no one is rioting https://t.co/6YoZjlYPdo pic.twitter.com/nc6wSGSplX
— Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 15, 2025
Government spending is now half of the economy in most of the developed world…. pic.twitter.com/PoEfWCuf7X
— The Long View (@HayekAndKeynes) January 15, 2025