The Pump, Not the Pantry

Ren runs up: inflation is 3.7%, but groceries only 1.8%. Granny Ume: the milk fell 2% last month, and beef 1%. Mio: so what got dear? Granny: the pump, not the pantry; gasoline is up 34.2% on the year. Poko: Poko eats leaves.

Behind September's 3.7% inflation, which energy drove with a 20.4% rise, several everyday prices barely moved or fell over the year: groceries up 1.8% and down 0.1% in the month, with beef down 1.0% and milk down 2.0% in September alone, new cars up 0.6%, used cars down 1.5% and medical goods down 3.3%; the inflation is at the pump and the airport, with gasoline up 34.2% and airfares up 22.4%.

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RenGranny UmeMioPoko