Our listener asks: How do dollar stores still sell the same items for $1 as they did years ago?

There's a big difference.

And action is even less likely as the presidential election approaches.

Inflation roars while the country runs out of food and other necessities

The economy added 38,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in May — a number much lower than experts predicted.

Low oil prices and government actions created shortages and soaring inflation

The story of a Pepito, a Venezuelan take on the hot dog, illustrates the country's economic problems.

Whether inflation is growing helps determine the Federal Reserve's decisions on raising interest rates.

Marketplace's Scott Tong reporting from Venezuela