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25. I can still get a large sausage, pepperoni, mushroom pizza for $9.99, I'm good

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Tue May 12, 2020, 01:17 PM

May 2020

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Consumer prices post biggest decline since 2008 as coronavirus puts clamps on inflation [View all] CountAllVotes May 2020 OP

My grocery and household items marybourg May 2020 #1

Yes! That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the headline. MoonchildCA May 2020 #3

Some are saying it is temporary due to hoarding -- CountAllVotes May 2020 #4

Yes, sure it is. MoonchildCA May 2020 #7

I still cannot find any hand sanitizer CountAllVotes May 2020 #19

Same here. GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #8

The Minute RobinA May 2020 #14

The article clearly states that food prices are UP and up fairly large............ Bengus81 May 2020 #31

eww boy ... CountAllVotes May 2020 #2

Food cost shot up, gas went down FoxNewsSucks May 2020 #5

True! If your not driving at all or very little, even $1.00 ga. gas doesn't save you any $$$. machoneman May 2020 #20

Bread at over $6 a loaf! CountAllVotes May 2020 #21

Price at our pump is down $0.66 from Feb. that's -28%. But some groceries have gone the other way. Ford_Prefect May 2020 #6

Similar situation here CountAllVotes May 2020 #9

Where I live, gas was 2.39 in early March. Igel May 2020 #35

Take out restaurant prices are definitely up. roamer65 May 2020 #10

Seriously? AirmensMom May 2020 #11

I haven't been buying anything extra CountAllVotes May 2020 #12

I've actually compared old receipts. AirmensMom May 2020 #22

It is simply NOT affordable! CountAllVotes May 2020 #23

That's what I'm saying. AirmensMom May 2020 #26

meanwhile the 8? large banks enjoy about a 2% profit from every debitcard transaction Sunlei May 2020 #13

Complete BS. This is just from low gas prices and oil prices. IronLionZion May 2020 #15

It will change believe me CountAllVotes May 2020 #16

Demand for oil cratered IronLionZion May 2020 #17

Actually .... CountAllVotes May 2020 #18

Except prices are down -0.4 excluding food and energy DrToast May 2020 #33

0.4% is not that much IronLionZion May 2020 #34

It's the largest decrease on record DrToast May 2020 #36

I am getting fat as a pig! CountAllVotes May 2020 #24

I can still get a large sausage, pepperoni, mushroom pizza for $9.99, I'm good Baclava May 2020 #25

WHERE!!!!????? CountAllVotes May 2020 #27

Not Amazon! I've seen many cases where their prices have jumped substantially. Firestorm49 May 2020 #28

Nothing I'm buying is cheaper durablend May 2020 #29

Three thoughts DENVERPOPS May 2020 #30

I know deep shit is coming my way CountAllVotes May 2020 #32