inflation
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The oldest millennials are now 45, and these charts show the median individual income for them and for boomers in their early decades of adulthood, adjusted for inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
State salaries — often the equivalent of $15 to $30 a month — have been completely overtaken by soaring food prices driven by scarcity and inflation.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
As with housing, the costs of other individual goods and services change at different rates than overall inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
“This represents the biggest single month jump we’ve seen in inflation since 2022,” Johnson said.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
I knew my father wanted me to go back to school, but as inflation skyrocketed, we had less money to go around.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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