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Are prices lower in stores compared to a year ago?
On average, overall prices in stores are not lower than they were a year ago. Most items in retail and grocery stores continue to cost more than they did last year, though the rate at which prices are climbing has slowed down significantly (a trend economists call disinflation).
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the USDA, the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) r