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Why Your Streaming and Dining Subscriptions Are Creeping Up
Episode 112 of Inflation Explained dives into the quiet price creep happening across subscription services — from streaming platforms to meal kit deliveries. Lucas and Luna unpack why the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't capture these price increases in the way consumers experience them. They look at how Netflix, Spotify, and meal kit services have raised prices 10-20% over the past year while official CPI shows services inflation at just over 3%. The hosts examine the gap between what BLS tracks in its 'subscription services' category and what households actually pay, using…
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