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		astrange on July 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I'm a Frito-Lay Factory Worker. I Work 12-Hour Day... That's reflation. Looking at YoY doesn't work when the previous year was an exceptional deflation.

boring_twenties on July 18, 2021 [–]

What deflation? The previous year was +0.6% or +1.2%, excluding food and energy. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_07142020.htm

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