These 7 charts show how life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) in 2022

Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation this year. And for good reason: Our rents and mortgages went up, so did grocery and utility bills.

A confluence of events — pricier oil from Russia’s war in Ukraine, rising wages and a lingering labor shortage — all made for some dramatic headlines. But how does it all come together?

Here are some of the key ways our lives got pricier and cheaper (it wasn’t all bad news!) in 2022.

 

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Article URL : https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1144157601/inflation-pricier-cheaper-2022-charts