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Originally Posted by JSH

Gas - still cheaper than it was 10 years ago. It swings up and down wildly based on global factors. Makes sense as it is a global commodity with price set at auction

Electricity - mixed based on where you live. Up in 21 states over the last year DOWN in the rest

https://www.electricchoice.com/elect...ices-by-state/

Used cars - Way up due to a shortage of cars to buy. Fix the shortage and people wont pay more than original MSRP for a 2-3 year old car.

Rental cars - not sure how this is a "major buy" but that was a temporary spike in the summer when cars were in short supply because rental companies had sold off their fleet. Prices and availability had already returned to normal by the end of the summer.

Housing - this is by far the item likely to stay elevated because so far no one is dealing with that cause - lack of housing to buy were people want to live. That said some areas will have adjustments. When I was in Charlotte, NC I saw homes listed on Zillow for tens of thousands less than what they sold for a year ago.

EDIT: It also seems you only don't believe the consumer price index when it counters what you expect. The Consumer Price Index says used cars are up 49% since June 2020 and 30% in the last year.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUSR0000SETA02

Originally Posted by freebeard

news.slashdot.org/story/21/12/15/2345200/new-york-city-is-banning-natural-gas-hookups-to-fight-climate-change


My question is: What else is 'like electricity'?
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In other news that isn't worth it's own thread, they have acertained that Valles Marineris has trillions of tons of water ice. Forget the rest of Mars. Warmest, highest air pressure, as long as the USofA is wide with canyon walls as tall as Mt. Everest.

Unicorn fats.
Some things natural gas is just better at. Mainly boiling water.