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You need to consider the whole basket that the CPI is based on including other factors like housing, utilities, and oil/gas. We probably won't see any specific store bought items drop in price but trends overall will reflect deflation. Part of that is the cash injection is not spread over just the US population but anyone that relies on the USD for transactions or backing their currency. Being the default currency has perks.


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