fukhueson@lemmy.worldcake to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoMonthly US consumer prices post first drop in four years as inflation subsideswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
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minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s kind of just how trends work. Economics indicators tend to lag, as it takes time for supply chains to adjust to conditions and changes. Deflation is actually not a desirable thing anyway, so this isn’t actually necessarily a win. But I’ll take it anyway.
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt represents a break in the previous trend.
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoNo, but the few years of inflation was. Now that trend is changing.
That’s kind of just how trends work. Economics indicators tend to lag, as it takes time for supply chains to adjust to conditions and changes.
Deflation is actually not a desirable thing anyway, so this isn’t actually necessarily a win. But I’ll take it anyway.
One month is not a “trend.”
It represents a break in the previous trend.
No, but the few years of inflation was. Now that trend is changing.
Or it’s noise.