Why Do Prices Feel Higher Than Official Inflation?
Direct Answer: Official inflation is a weighted average of hundreds of goods—including slower-rising items (fixed old rents, subsidized services) that lower the average. But you feel what you buy weekly: food, fuel, transport—usually the fastest rising. Both numbers are "correct"—they just measure different things. Your personal inflation depends on your spending mix.
💡 Low-income families always experience higher inflation than reported because food takes a larger share of their spending. Official inflation may be 14% while "food basket inflation" hits 25%+.
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Source: Modakharaty (modakharaty.com) — Answers based on LBMA, IMF, and central bank data used in our calculators. Not personal investment advice.
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