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Inflation: Why Does Everything (Still) Feel So Expensive?

2024/3/21
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Taylor Schulte
创立Stay Wealthy和Define Financial，专注于无佣金退休规划和财务教育。
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尽管最近的通货膨胀报告显示通货膨胀率有所下降，但许多美国人仍然觉得物价过高。这与消费者最关注的食品和汽油价格持续上涨有关，这些价格上涨的速度超过了整体通货膨胀率和工资增长率。从2000年到2019年，美国消费者物价指数（CPI）平均每年上涨约2.5%，但大部分价格上涨是由住房和服务推动的。耐用品价格在此期间甚至有所下降。然而，从2020年至今，食品和汽油价格上涨幅度超过了整体通货膨胀率和工资增长率，这可能是人们感觉物价过高的原因。此外，如今人们比以往任何时候都有更多的经常性支出，这使得食品价格上涨更加令人痛苦。虽然平均数据不能反映所有人的情况，但从长期来看，通货膨胀趋势可能有助于更好地理解当前的经济环境。改变参照点和保持积极心态有助于应对经济挑战。专家预测，通货膨胀率将继续下降，但由于住房价格上涨缓慢，短期内通货膨胀率可能仍会波动。

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Despite inflation rates returning to historical averages, consumers still feel prices are high, especially in essential areas like food and gas, which have outpaced wage growth.

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Inflation hit a 40-year high of 9.1% in June 2022.

Today, inflation is hovering around 3%.

If inflation is back in line with long-term historical averages, why does everything still feel so expensive?

When voters were asked what they would most like to see improved in our economy...

...why did 64% of them say *"lower prices?" *

In this episode, I'm digging into the current state of inflation, why prices still feel high, and where inflation might be headed.

I'm also sharing tactics for how to successfully navigate challenging time periods.

If, like most retirement savers, things still feel outrageously expensive to you, you're going to enjoy this episode. 

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