Consumer Prices Fall Record Amount

American Voicesproductsrecessionbusiness ISSUE 44•47 Nov 21, 2008

The Consumer Price Index fell a record 1 percent in October, the steepest one month decline in its history. What do you think?

  • “America's having a 1 percent off sale? Sweet!”

    Caroline Wenders –
    Systems Analyst

  • “Hey, no one understands that better than me, except for economists, other financial experts, and pretty much anyone else who went to college.”

    Greg Trout –
    Contractor

  • “Inflation is bad. Deflation is bad. Is there a direction prices can move in that will leave the economy substantially less fucked?”

    Jeremy Edelston –
    Unemployed

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