At the Wall Street Journal, it’s always a good day to write about inflation

When it comes to inflation reporting, the Wall Street Journal can always find a hook:

I can only imagine how this went down. After scouring the detailed CPI numbers for weeks, an intern finally noticed that a couple of the items near the top were breakfast staples. Huzzah! We've got our story, boys! I hardly need to add the punchline, do I?

Inflation in groceries was under 2% for the entire year of 2024.

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Author Of article : Kevin Drum

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