楼主 (北美华人网)
While CPI inflation is at 3.2%, inflation is much higher in many basic necessities: 1. Car Insurance Inflation: 19.2% 2. Car Repair Inflation: 9.6% 3. Transportation Inflation: 9.2% 4. Rent Inflation: 7.2% 5. Homeowner Inflation: 6.8% 6. Food Away From Home Inflation: 5.4% 7. Cereals & Bakery Products Inflation: 4.2% While headline inflation is down from its highs, many basic necessities are still seeing 5%+ inflation. It''s also worth noting that we do NOT have deflation, we have disinflation. While the rate of inflation is DOWN, prices are still RISING. Affordability is still getting worse. 
