Latest Breaking News

progree

(12,468 posts)

18. Quite a bit worse

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 02:19 PM

Friday

The last 2 months before the election (August and Sept 2024) had 12-month inflation at 2.6% and 2.4% respectively.

The last 2 months as of today (August and Sept 2025) have 12-month inflation at 2.9% and 3.0% respectively.

(The October 2024 inflation report was not released until several days after the election)

The last 2 months before the election had the latest 3-month average annualized inflation at 1.3% and 2.2% respectively.

The last 2 months as of today have the latest 3-month average annualized inflation at 3.5% and 3.6% respectively.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

20 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Inflation rate hit 3.0% in September, lower than expected, long-awaited CPI report shows [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

Inflation is rising Johnny2X2X Friday #1

Can one believe any government report in 2025? sinkingfeeling Friday #2

No................. Lovie777 Friday #3

When your predecessor was fired because of an unflattering jobs report, well....... NO. groundloop Friday #5

No LetMyPeopleVote Friday #8

Estimates minus .1 for everything Prairie Gates Friday #4

Early in recession spending collapses. Typical of stagflation. bucolic_frolic Friday #6

They are obviously lying. Even Costco took away their rewards benefit for their basic travelingthrulife Friday #11

I do not trust trump's numbers LetMyPeopleVote Friday #7

Any reports coming out of the government now should be treated as potential BS until proven otherwise. hadEnuf Friday #9

Graphs - 3 month average and month over month progree Friday #10

Why would I believe anything from this misadministration? -misanthroptimist Friday #12

I smell Sharpie. twodogsbarking Friday #13

Sure, Jan.... littlemissmartypants Friday #14

I don't trust this govt., myself. republianmushroom Friday #15

50% higher than the Fed's long established 2% target FredGarvin Friday #16

MAGA is great for inflation IronLionZion Friday #17

Quite a bit worse progree Friday #18

MAGA is making inflation great again IronLionZion Friday #20

Aaaand EuterpeThelo Friday #19