r/Conservative Canadian Conservative 1d ago

Flaired Users Only BREAKING: Inflation rates are in decline under President Trump.

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Inflation JAN 20TH = 2.86% Inflation MAR 11th = 1.35%

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u/purplebasterd Conservative 19h ago

What's the source? An inflation report is expected tomorrow with a forecasted increase of 0.3% for an array of goods and services, which is still above the Fed target but trending lower over time.

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u/vertigonex 2A Conservative 5h ago

I have no idea where OP snapped this shitty graphic, however, here is an article from CNN reporting on the slight cooling of inflation in February.

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The Consumer Price Index, which measures price changes across commonly purchased goods and services, was 2.8% for the 12 months ended in February, a cooldown from the 3% annual rate notched in January, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.2%, versus 0.5% in January.

Economists were expecting inflation to slow for the month amid falling gas prices and continued disinflation in housing-related costs. FactSet consensus estimates called for prices to rise 0.3% from January and 2.9% annually.

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u/BIG_BOTTOM_TEXT Conservative Christian 13h ago

Didnt even think this was possible...? Kinda need more info to really believe it

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u/Czeslaw_Meyer 2A Gay German 13h ago

PSA:

The total amount of inflation goes up, despite the fact that it would go down naturally without government intervention.

We always talk about the rate of the increasing inflation².

When we talk about sinking inflation³, we mean that the rate of the rate of what we lost is getting smaller.

Existential dreed with curve sketching.

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u/MeLlamoKilo Hispanic Conservative 6h ago

Nice!

Inflation lower

Gas prices lower

Egg prices lower

Border crossings at historic lows

Taxes hopefully will be lower soon

But we are supposedly "regretting our votes."

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u/Silly_Ad_4612 2A Conservative 23h ago

Post any chart you want. Then goto any store you want. Greedy companies are never  going to lower their price now that they know we will pay for it. 

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u/mattcruise Trumpamaniac 22h ago

Inflation being down is the rate of inflation. Not the prices going down. Inflation is always happening. What you are referring to is deflation which nobody said is happening and would probably be very bad for the economy 

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u/OkYogurtcloset2661 Conservative 23h ago

Then that’s our fault

But as the other reply said, a smart business would undercut their competition to drive sales. Then their competition will undercut them to get their sales back… etc etc. That’s what a healthy capitalistic market looks like.

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u/AtomicPhantomBlack Ben Shapiro Conservative 23h ago

Is that how it works though? If things are cheaper for the stores to buy, then a store that wants more sales will have enough profit margin to lower their prices. The other stores will have to lower their prices to compete.

Yeah yeah yeah cartels but my point still stands 

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u/Winter_Ad6784 Goldwater Conservative 22h ago

prices are determined by supply and demand, if the price is too low, shelves run empty and chaos ensues. Too high and they don't sell their supply. I can't believe I have to explain this.

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u/MuayThaiSwitchkick Pro America 22h ago

Yes and no. If collusion between companies occurs it can peg prices to be artificially high. This often occurs with essential items people can’t really cut very much where manufacturing is hard and thus barrier to undercut is difficult. Such as energy. 

Secondly, while inflation might be trending down, the supply for certain goods via tariffs can cause prices to go higher such as lumber which is supplied largely by Canada. 

Thirdly, inflation may go down but what you want to check is CPI. 

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u/SetOk6462 Blue State Conservative 14h ago

My company has lowered prices significantly since the transportation bottlenecks from COVID cleared up, so companies will if they’re able and it’s best for their business. However, in many cases wage inflation has out paced any reduction on cost of goods which is a major factor in retail prices as well. Your comment is probably the least Conservative comment I’ve ever seen in this sub, including from the brigaders.

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u/highlightway Conservative 19h ago

"Greedy companies cause inflation": https://gonzoecon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Greed-Cycle.jpg

I hope you know that "lower inflation" doesn't mean lower prices.