deflation Consumer Prices Are Plummeting! Steepest Drop In History!
The Consumer Price Index, which measures how much Americans spend on consumer goods like groceries, clothing, entertainment and other goods and services, fell by 1 percent in October compared with prices in the previous month, says the NYT. "It was the steepest single-month drop in the 61-year history of the pricing survey."
You're thinking, "Good! I can buy more stuff with less money!" This is true, but the problem is that if everyone can buy more stuff with less money — what motivation is there to manufacture more stuff? Ah-ha. Troubling, isn't it?
Deflation: Consumer Prices Are Plummeting! Steepest Drop In History!
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