but then covid happened. we saw prices start to rise for the first time online. and now, just in the last few months, we had this improvement. it started in the spring and started to come down. all of a sudden we have a decline in prices. lower than pre-covid. absolutely, and this is it snaps a string of 25 straight months of rising prices. so where are prices going down? electronics down sharply, toys, good news for all of us with kids. my son is obsessed with toy trucks. apparel just in time for back to school. why is this happening? some of it is good, some is bad. supply improvement. that s great. in fact, supply has improved so much that some retailers like walmart, target, they have more stuff than they know what to do with. they have been forced to cut prices. the bad, consumer confidence has taken a hit because of inflation. some people are forced to pull back on spending. it s not everywhere. online prices are still going up. groceries, that s a big one.
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