Is there Inflation or Not?

According to the BLS inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index increased modestly 1.7% last year. However, for those of us that bills to pay each month some of the items after adjusting for inflation have risen far more than 1.7%. The cost of health insurance rose 10x that amount. How about household repair expenses that often creep up? Men’s suits? The cost of tariffs is showing up in likely places. invest.1db.com/cpi819 — 1db.com