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[–]trident765 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

According to this the cost of food has gone up 4%:

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.t02.htm

The "inflation rate" is lower than this because a year ago the iPhone 11 costed more than the iPhone 11 today.

[–]bobbobbybob 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

price of 1kg cheese in NZ (major global milk producer):

today: $19

2 years ago: $9

something is very shitty

[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

price of 1kg cheese in NZ (major global milk producer):

today: $19

2 years ago: $9

something is very shitty

Another reason for the 2019 NZ hoax shooting.

Most kiwis didn't turn in their gear.

[–]ReeferMadness 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, inflation numbers are politicized and untrustworthy.