have you been to the grocery store or fast food place. kids shoes kids clothes have you purchased anything at costco other than a tv or computer?
You're asking the wrong guy, I never look at prices and I don't feel any kind of pinch. I did notice gasoline had gone down, though. Anyway, data is better than feelings, so I use this, for one source: http://bpp.mit.edu/usa/
good for you. My business is designed to do well in a down economy, so I am killing it too. But this is about facts you said prices have remained stable... I would like to know what prices you are talking about... because I see prices going up all the time in consumer items.
You're right prices have shot way up. I'm in construction and jobs that went for 7 grand ten years ago are going for 20 grand today. It's crazy to me how the inflation reports show not much inflation when in the real world it's a different story. I buy my own groceries and just a few years ago 100 buck was a full basket. Now it's three or four small plastic bags. I don't know how some are making it.
This is an excellent alternative to government inflation stats. So is shadowstats. Both give a much better impression.