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Inflation is hiding within retail sales spikes

by Mitchell Hartman

Nov 16, 2021

While prices are rising for consumers, that's not discouraging them from making purchases.

A woman shops at a Miami Target in September. While retail sales were up 16.3% year over year in October, inflation is eating up a lot of that increase.

Joe Raedle via Getty Images

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