INFLATION NUMBERS ARE NOT REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES

 

The Price We’re Told vs. The Price We Paid

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Why Official Inflation Feels Like a Lie at 4 the Grocery Store

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Every month, Statistics Canada releases an 7 inflation rate — last month it was “only” 2.1%. Politicians and media cheer: 8 “We’ve got inflation under control.”
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10 But step into a grocery store, and you’d be forgiven for thinking they’re 11 gaslighting us.

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Real Prices, Not Rounded Percentages

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In theory, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 16 tracks the rising cost of a “basket of goods.” But in practice, the basket doesn’t 17 reflect what *you* buy. It averages prices across cities, seasons, and 18 sometimes questionable assumptions about substitution.

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Post-COVID grocery price examples:
21 Flour (2.5 kg): $5.29 → $7.89 (+49%)
22 Eggs (dozen): $3.75 → $5.52 (+47%)
23 Butter (lb): $4.29 → $6.23 (+45%)
24 Milk (4L): $4.89 → $6.79 (+39%)

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Real History, Not Revisionism

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