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The Real Cost of Living Gap Inflation Numbers
Inflation is cooling, but your grocery and service bills aren't dropping. This episode investigates the divergence between headline inflation data and the lived experience of everyday consumers in October 2026. With the Core PCE price index at 130.5 and CPI holding at 334.1, we explore why prices remain stubbornly high even as the rate of increase slows. Lucas and Luna break down the 'sticky' nature of services inflation, the impact of a faltering labor market with unemployment rising to 4.2 percent, and how shrinkflation continues to mask true cost increases. We move beyond…
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