Most of that increase in spending is driven by housing costs, which have surged, Zandi told CNN in an email on Friday. He added that families are also spending more at the grocery store; on buying, maintaining and insuring vehicles and on recreational services like cable.
Of course, paychecks have also grown over the past two years — but not by as much as the cost of living
Americans are paying more because companies raised prices during the pandemic and never decreased them, pocketing the extra.
Welcome to the new norm. We’re all getting fucked.
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