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lost in melb.
01-13-2023, 08:22 AM
The inflation rate in the U.S. decelerated to 6.5 per cent in December, mostly due to much cheaper gasoline.

https://d3fy651gv2fhd3.cloudfront.net/charts/united-states-inflation-cpi.png?s=cpi+yoy&v=202301121450V20220312

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said that on a monthly basis, the cost of living actually declined by 0.1 per cent from November to December. The biggest reason for that decline was a large drop in the price of gasoline.

Pump prices fell by 9.4 per cent during the month, $3.27 US per gallon, on average, across the country. That's the equivalent of roughly $1.15 Cdn per litre.

In June, the average price of a gallon of gas topped $5.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-inflation-december-1.6711469
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Excuse the Canadian article.

The GDP even grew by 2% in December. I hope we can make similar improvements in Australia.

deebakes
01-14-2023, 02:20 AM
USA! USA!

Godfather
01-14-2023, 03:17 AM
Listened to a financial expert on a podcast this week who made me feel more optimistic than I had for a while. As long as gas prices stay low and consumer spending stays high (which it has been), I think the US might avoid recession.

PorkChopSandwiches
01-16-2023, 04:07 PM
Lets hope

deebakes
01-17-2023, 01:18 AM
:fingerscrossed: