I paid 3.97 yesterday with the absurd California gas taxes. Imagine how much lower it would without it. Sorry prime, just about everything is down. And if you look at the national average it’s down almost across the board. We’re not in a manufactured economy anymore.
Now tell me how this was relevant to my original post
I am happy for you, Coach, that you found cheap gas. In 2017 California raised the gas tax by 12 cents per gallon. California's gas tax automatically adjusts each July 1st based on inflation. In July 2025 gas taxes increased by 1.6 cents per gallon. I am Not sure how gas taxes are relevant in this situation.
Gas at a local Chevron station I go to is $4.29 a gallon. Oregon tends to have higher gas prices than the rest of the country which is weird since the gas tax is here is 40 cents a gallon total and in California, which has the highest gas tax in the U.S. is 90 cents a gallon total.
Are you being serious when you say just about everything is down. If this is so, I should move to California because this is not the case here in Oregon. But your everything may be different than mine because I spend very little money besides food, utilities, home maintenance, and dining out.
The CPI rose 2.7 percent for the 12 months ending in June 2025.
o Food prices rose 3.0 percent in June 2025 compared to June 2024.
o Core inflation rose 2.9 percent over the 12 months ending in June 2025.
I bought a box of Gevalia K-cup coffee from Amazon in January 2025 and paid $31.90. Since then, the price has gone up almost every 6 weeks when I buy another box. A box delivered last Thursday cost $53.47.
Eggs have gone down in price since January 2025, but the reason they were so high then was due to bird flu which began in 2023 and not inflation.
Housing prices continue to climb and are higher today than in January 2025. But increases have slowed down.
Mortgage interest rates were a 7% last January and are down to 6.67% this month.
Airfare continues to increase at a rate of approximately 3%
All in all, you should know the cost of more things than I do because you probably spend more money than me.