Tag: inflation
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BREAKING ANALYSIS: CPI Report Reveals a Perfect Storm as Car Ownership Costs Surge
August’s CPI report reveals an alarming reality for car buyers: the affordability crisis is escalating. With used car prices surging and maintenance costs skyrocketing, consumers are trapped in a relentless cycle of inflated ownership expenses. The supposed glimmers of hope are extinguished, leaving Americans grappling with a grim financial landscape.
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BREAKING ANALYSIS: PPI Report Shocks with a Drop, But Key Auto Costs Tell a Different Story
In a deceptive twist, while the Producer Price Index hints at economic relief, the auto industry remains mired in relentless cost pressures. The “Great Squeeze” persists, with rising raw material prices decimating profit margins. Brace yourself—no discounts in sight. Automakers will shift focus to high-margin offerings at your expense.
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BREAKING ANALYSIS: Core Producer Prices EXPLODE – The Margin Crisis Intensifies
Just hours after we published our deep dive into the future of car buying and the complexities of the direct-to-consumer model, a major economic data release has dropped that throws the industry’s underlying challenges into stark relief: the Producer Price Index (PPI) for July has just been released, and the numbers are nothing short of…
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BREAKING ANALYSIS: Auto Inflation Roars Back as Used Car and Insurance Prices Spike in July
This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the highly anticipated Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for July, showing headline inflation rose by 0.3% for the month and 2.7% over the last year. That’s the big-picture number you’ll see in the headlines, and it’s where the national political debate will live. But for our…
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