Shrinkflation

2023-11-20 09:44:47

Shrinkflation


Shrinkflation! What do you think this word means?


 

Inflation in the cost of living (2021) was estimated to be about a 7% rise. If "shrinkflation" is happening at the same time, is the unit cost for those shrunk items actually raised even more than 7%? 

Let's find out.


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