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Prices of goods we use every day are rising at their fastest pace in three years
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:13 am
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:13 am
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US economy is growing quickly but flashing an inflation warning sign: Prices of goods we use every day are rising at their fastest pace in three years, with coffee up 8%, bread up 11% and gasoline up 22%
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Measures of inflation - or the prices of goods and services that we all pay - are rising much more quickly than economic experts like to see
Many signs of inflation are already here - with the prices of groceries, household items, gas and electricity, for example, all surging over the last year
The average price of coffee is now up nearly 8% compared to last year, while the price of bread is up 11%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data
The prices of raw materials - such as steel, lumber and cotton - that are used to make everything have also been surging
Companies have already said they will be passing on the higher costs of those raw materials onto consumers
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/04/23/42580404-9541387-image-a-3_1620168460447.jpg)
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Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:14 am to stout
That's just the price of unity, amirite?
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:16 am to stout
This is what happens when you print 60% of every dollar that’s ever existed in history in just the last 12 months.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:16 am to stout
it is amazing that people don't understand the principle of scarcity and what "free" money on a massive scale really costs them in the longer run.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:18 am to stout
Yeah but as long as they keep giving us stimulus it’s a wash, right?
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:21 am to stout
Corn 44%? WTH? We're flush with the stuff
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:25 am to stout
If only the fed would lower interest rates, right?!?
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:26 am to stout
Bacon is up more than 11% BAW...
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:34 am to stout
But Trump was a meanie poopy head
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:39 am to stout
Soy and other fats are skyrocketing due to biofuel demand; the US is really short on soybeans and manufacturing capacity. Poor weather has also affected supplies of grain commodities, which has a big ripple effect.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:43 am to stout
The price to pay in order to take care of those pesky lead pipes.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 7:49 am to stout
Not sure this should all be blamed on stimulus.
Bananas, coffee, cotton, appliances, furniture - those are things that are subject to ocean freight.
Bacon, bread, chicken, eggs, milk, oranges - I would guess that most of our use is sourced domestically, and most shortages there are due to lack of labor and covid requirements. We shouldn't be awarding enhanced unemployment benefits for people who refuse work that would pay them what they were making before the pandemic.
As for corn and gas, I would guess the inflation is related. Corn goes up, so does gas.
So why has corn gone up so much?
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/05/04/23/42580404-9541387-image-a-3_1620168460447.jpg)
Bananas, coffee, cotton, appliances, furniture - those are things that are subject to ocean freight.
Bacon, bread, chicken, eggs, milk, oranges - I would guess that most of our use is sourced domestically, and most shortages there are due to lack of labor and covid requirements. We shouldn't be awarding enhanced unemployment benefits for people who refuse work that would pay them what they were making before the pandemic.
As for corn and gas, I would guess the inflation is related. Corn goes up, so does gas.
So why has corn gone up so much?
Posted on 5/5/21 at 8:05 am to stout
Surprised lumber wasn't mentioned.
Posted on 5/5/21 at 8:11 am to stout
And to think the government is still trying to increase the taxes or minimum wage.
FYI, OP this post would have been a lot better had you edited your sig to increase the price.![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
FYI, OP this post would have been a lot better had you edited your sig to increase the price.
![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
Posted on 5/5/21 at 8:15 am to stout
At the risk of being the contrarian in this thread, I think a lot of folks are really failing to grasp the difference in consequences between inflation and deflation.
Rapid deflation means your money will be worth more tomorrow than it is today. This incentivizes saving over spending, which reduces both consumer demand and business investment. Generally speaking, this happens because the economy is producing more than it can consume. The low demand further reduces prices (more deflation) and ultimately leads to a reduction in supply - e.g. layoffs, and it can snowball as it did during the Great Depression.
Rapid inflation means your money will be worth less tomorrow than it is today. This incentivizes spending - not saving - both for consumers and for businesses. Generally speaking, this happens because the economy cannot produce enough goods to satisfy demand. Higher prices lead to more jobs (lower unemployment).
Historically, inflation is much less destructive than deflation as long as the overall economy is capable of increasing outputs enough to satisfy the demand for goods. Venezuela is the classic case of hyperinflation spiraling over many years, but one of the main drivers in Venezuela is their economy’s reliance on oil production. The oil crashes (1980’s and 2015-present) have decimated their economy. The US economy is much more robust and diversified.
My point is this: it’s easy to point to the stimulus, and the Fed’s actions, as the source of inflation. The part that’s not easy is determining what would have happened if those actions had not been taken. If inaction led to rapid deflation, that would have been worse.
Rapid deflation means your money will be worth more tomorrow than it is today. This incentivizes saving over spending, which reduces both consumer demand and business investment. Generally speaking, this happens because the economy is producing more than it can consume. The low demand further reduces prices (more deflation) and ultimately leads to a reduction in supply - e.g. layoffs, and it can snowball as it did during the Great Depression.
Rapid inflation means your money will be worth less tomorrow than it is today. This incentivizes spending - not saving - both for consumers and for businesses. Generally speaking, this happens because the economy cannot produce enough goods to satisfy demand. Higher prices lead to more jobs (lower unemployment).
Historically, inflation is much less destructive than deflation as long as the overall economy is capable of increasing outputs enough to satisfy the demand for goods. Venezuela is the classic case of hyperinflation spiraling over many years, but one of the main drivers in Venezuela is their economy’s reliance on oil production. The oil crashes (1980’s and 2015-present) have decimated their economy. The US economy is much more robust and diversified.
My point is this: it’s easy to point to the stimulus, and the Fed’s actions, as the source of inflation. The part that’s not easy is determining what would have happened if those actions had not been taken. If inaction led to rapid deflation, that would have been worse.
This post was edited on 5/5/21 at 9:00 am
Posted on 5/5/21 at 8:19 am to stout
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fastest pace in three years
I don't recall the world catching on fire 3 years ago but maybe I was drunk
Posted on 5/5/21 at 8:23 am to stout
Tim Pool had the same graphic on the TimecastIRL last night.
I'm actually becoming a little worried about our way of life for the first time. This will cripple the economy. No one thought about residual effects last year, or did they!?
I'm actually becoming a little worried about our way of life for the first time. This will cripple the economy. No one thought about residual effects last year, or did they!?
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