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I've noticed all food basics have doubled in price since pre pandemic. I've been looking for shoes, I keep buying the same brands, their regular prices have doubled and tripled.
Of course the wages haven't grown at all, and they are trying to take IT wages down.
Is it the same way globally right now?
Definitely. I see it every week on my grocery bill. I basically buy the same items and the bill is 30 - 50% higher compared to last year (let alone pre-pandemic).
Especially staples like pasta, rice, flour or sugar have doubled in price here. I can afford it but my heart breaks for poorer families who rely on cheap staples to feed their kids. The food bank I volunteer for sometimes even had stuff left over in the past. Because of the inflation and so many more people coming we had to reduce the amount each person gets and still often run out before everyone gets something.