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Are prices lower in stores compared to a year ago?
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