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Prices - I'll check if store prices are down from last year. No - store prices overall are higher than a year ago, not lower. Overall consumer prices were 3.4% higher in August 2026 than they were one year earlier. That means prices are still rising overall, even though some individual categories have fallen. Grocery-store prices specifically: USDA data showed grocery-store food prices wer

Are prices lower than last year? I'll pull fresh inflation data to check. No — on average, prices in stores are still higher than a year ago, even though the rate of increase has slowed compared to 2022-2023 peaks. Inflation measures how quickly prices are increasing. It does not necessarily mean prices are going back down. US national average - overall prices According to the U.S. Bureau of

Checking whether store prices are down from last year — pulling the latest inflation data. No — overall store prices are not lower than a year ago, they are higher. The distinction is between the rate of price increases slowing, and prices actually falling: Lower inflation = prices are rising more slowly. ... Deflation = prices are actually falling. Inflation measures how quickly prices are