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Why Your Grocery Bill Feels High Even as Inflation Cools
Lucas and Luna unpack the stubborn reality of sticky prices versus falling inflation rates. With the July CPI sitting at 332.8 and core PCE holding at 130.7, the headline numbers suggest relief, but everyday shoppers feel the pinch in services and housing. We explore how base effects and supply chain normalization create a divergence between macroeconomic data and microeconomic experience, focusing on why your weekly shop costs more even as the annual rate slows. This is not just about food; it is about the structural shift in how consumers perceive value when price growth decelerates but…
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