From $6 eggs to $50,000 cars, these charts show how inflation has defined the past 5 years

MarketWatch· Genna Contino· Sep 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Rising prices have been crushing consumer confidence and biting at Americans’ wallets for more than five years now.

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