Claude Sonnet 5Sep 198 citations
Are prices lower in stores compared to a year ago?
Overall, no — prices in stores are generally still higher than a year ago, though the pace of increase has slowed and some specific items have gotten cheaper.
The big picture (overall inflation):
Recent BLS data shows the all items index rose 3.4 percent for the 12 months ending August as it did for the 12 months ending July. That means, broadly speaking, things cost more than a year ago, not les