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[Anonymous]

Food inflation:

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?cu

Some volatility in the past few years, which is not surprising, but no clear upward trend.

Am I missing something?

[Rich Toscano]

That is a graph of the rate of inflation. Except for a brief dip into negative territory in 09 (and a couple even briefer dips earlier), the rate of inflation has been positive the whole time… that means prices at Ralphs are going up.

[Rich Toscano]

That is a graph of the rate of inflation. Except for a brief dip into negative territory in 09 (and a couple even briefer dips earlier), the rate of inflation has been positive the whole time… that means prices at Ralphs are going up.

[Rich Toscano]

That is a graph of the rate of inflation. Except for a brief dip into negative territory in 09 (and a couple even briefer dips earlier), the rate of inflation has been positive the whole time… that means prices at Ralphs are going up.

[Rich Toscano]

That is a graph of the rate of inflation. Except for a brief dip into negative territory in 09 (and a couple even briefer dips earlier), the rate of inflation has been positive the whole time… that means prices at Ralphs are going up.

[Rich Toscano]

That is a graph of the rate of inflation. Except for a brief dip into negative territory in 09 (and a couple even briefer dips earlier), the rate of inflation has been positive the whole time… that means prices at Ralphs are going up.

[Anonymous]

I understand that there is some inflation, but it is no higher than historical norms.

I wasn’t suggesting that there is zero inflation in food prices.

So, to be more precise, perhaps my original question should have been: “What will prompt the manager at Ralphs to raise his prices more than he has been every year for decades?”

If the debt is going to inflate away, at some point wee need to see an *increasing* rate of inflation. So far, we haven’t.

[Anonymous]

I understand that there is some inflation, but it is no higher than historical norms.

I wasn’t suggesting that there is zero inflation in food prices.

So, to be more precise, perhaps my original question should have been: “What will prompt the manager at Ralphs to raise his prices more than he has been every year for decades?”

If the debt is going to inflate away, at some point wee need to see an *increasing* rate of inflation. So far, we haven’t.

[Anonymous]

I understand that there is some inflation, but it is no higher than historical norms.

I wasn’t suggesting that there is zero inflation in food prices.

So, to be more precise, perhaps my original question should have been: “What will prompt the manager at Ralphs to raise his prices more than he has been every year for decades?”

If the debt is going to inflate away, at some point wee need to see an *increasing* rate of inflation. So far, we haven’t.

[Anonymous]

I understand that there is some inflation, but it is no higher than historical norms.

I wasn’t suggesting that there is zero inflation in food prices.

So, to be more precise, perhaps my original question should have been: “What will prompt the manager at Ralphs to raise his prices more than he has been every year for decades?”

If the debt is going to inflate away, at some point wee need to see an *increasing* rate of inflation. So far, we haven’t.

[Anonymous]

I understand that there is some inflation, but it is no higher than historical norms.

I wasn’t suggesting that there is zero inflation in food prices.

So, to be more precise, perhaps my original question should have been: “What will prompt the manager at Ralphs to raise his prices more than he has been every year for decades?”

If the debt is going to inflate away, at some point wee need to see an *increasing* rate of inflation. So far, we haven’t.

[SD Realtor]

The manager at ralphs will simply pass on his expenses. It is pretty easy to follow the commodity trail. Start at the cost of water and fuel. People who grow everything from fruits/vegetables to feed for cattle/pigs etc incur higher prices. Increasing fuel prices also impact them and the transporters who are needed for the supply chain. Cotton and other things that are grown for textiles and clothing are affected. Pretty much everything at the base is affected and as you move up the manufacturing chain additional costs are added.

The manager at Ralphs has nothing to do with it. he is simply the endpoint in the supply chain.

The other thing is that you are making an implicit assumption about inflation and that is you are accepting the statistics carte blanche. I guess personally I am more skeptical. I don’t believe the unemployment stats and I don’t believe the inflation stats. I simply look back on my on ledger for what I spend on food and clothing over the past few years and the increase is noticeable. Same with my electric and gas bills for the same home. Much more then the 1 or 2% I am being told by the govt.

[SD Realtor]

The manager at ralphs will simply pass on his expenses. It is pretty easy to follow the commodity trail. Start at the cost of water and fuel. People who grow everything from fruits/vegetables to feed for cattle/pigs etc incur higher prices. Increasing fuel prices also impact them and the transporters who are needed for the supply chain. Cotton and other things that are grown for textiles and clothing are affected. Pretty much everything at the base is affected and as you move up the manufacturing chain additional costs are added.

The manager at Ralphs has nothing to do with it. he is simply the endpoint in the supply chain.

The other thing is that you are making an implicit assumption about inflation and that is you are accepting the statistics carte blanche. I guess personally I am more skeptical. I don’t believe the unemployment stats and I don’t believe the inflation stats. I simply look back on my on ledger for what I spend on food and clothing over the past few years and the increase is noticeable. Same with my electric and gas bills for the same home. Much more then the 1 or 2% I am being told by the govt.

[SD Realtor]

The manager at ralphs will simply pass on his expenses. It is pretty easy to follow the commodity trail. Start at the cost of water and fuel. People who grow everything from fruits/vegetables to feed for cattle/pigs etc incur higher prices. Increasing fuel prices also impact them and the transporters who are needed for the supply chain. Cotton and other things that are grown for textiles and clothing are affected. Pretty much everything at the base is affected and as you move up the manufacturing chain additional costs are added.

The manager at Ralphs has nothing to do with it. he is simply the endpoint in the supply chain.

The other thing is that you are making an implicit assumption about inflation and that is you are accepting the statistics carte blanche. I guess personally I am more skeptical. I don’t believe the unemployment stats and I don’t believe the inflation stats. I simply look back on my on ledger for what I spend on food and clothing over the past few years and the increase is noticeable. Same with my electric and gas bills for the same home. Much more then the 1 or 2% I am being told by the govt.

[SD Realtor]

The manager at ralphs will simply pass on his expenses. It is pretty easy to follow the commodity trail. Start at the cost of water and fuel. People who grow everything from fruits/vegetables to feed for cattle/pigs etc incur higher prices. Increasing fuel prices also impact them and the transporters who are needed for the supply chain. Cotton and other things that are grown for textiles and clothing are affected. Pretty much everything at the base is affected and as you move up the manufacturing chain additional costs are added.

The manager at Ralphs has nothing to do with it. he is simply the endpoint in the supply chain.

The other thing is that you are making an implicit assumption about inflation and that is you are accepting the statistics carte blanche. I guess personally I am more skeptical. I don’t believe the unemployment stats and I don’t believe the inflation stats. I simply look back on my on ledger for what I spend on food and clothing over the past few years and the increase is noticeable. Same with my electric and gas bills for the same home. Much more then the 1 or 2% I am being told by the govt.

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