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inwiththenew

(972 posts)
8. There is going to be a noticeable jump in the coming months
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 12:50 PM
Apr 2021

The White House is warning of it, although they say it will be temporary. The next shoe to drop is going to be shortages driving up the cost of everything. There have been significant shortages and increases in material cost for just about everything we produce here. That is going to be reflected in prices shortly.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/blog/2021/04/12/pandemic-prices-assessing-inflation-in-the-months-and-years-ahead/

Happens when you print money MosheFeingold Apr 2021 #1
Bunk. It's the price of crude oil. speak easy Apr 2021 #5
The price of oil MosheFeingold Apr 2021 #7
I believe it is because the extraction industries are not LT Barclay Apr 2021 #9
How could they do that? MosheFeingold Apr 2021 #10
Just bumping the price charged to the retailer LT Barclay Apr 2021 #13
+1 peppertree Apr 2021 #12
Snake Oil speak easy Apr 2021 #14
Retailers are seizing the opportunity to raise prices bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #2
except for gasoline Marthe48 Apr 2021 #3
Maybe 3825-87867 Apr 2021 #4
Anticipating the rise in corporate taxes contained in the infrastructure bill Bayard Apr 2021 #6
There is nothing to pass along. Goods are priced at the highest amount the Politicub Apr 2021 #16
There is going to be a noticeable jump in the coming months inwiththenew Apr 2021 #8
The Texas freeze had a significant effect on oil refining capacity. CaptainTruth Apr 2021 #11
As airlines and driving increases IronLionZion Apr 2021 #15
One of the first things Reagan did in calculating the inflation rate was remove oil prices.... George II Apr 2021 #17
Energy and food prices are in the headline CPI number, but not in the "Core" CPI. Has been that progree Apr 2021 #19
I have a question. Why is housing not large part of the equation? cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #18
It's included in "shelter" progree Apr 2021 #21
CPI report from the source - Bureau of Labor Statistics progree Apr 2021 #20
That's why last year's COLA for Social Security was so low DVRacer Apr 2021 #22
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