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braincat31415 on Nov 25, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of far...

1.6% is the change in the CPI. The actual inflation is about 8%. There was a huge change in the CPI in 2022 or 2023, mostly attributed to sharply higher cost of energy.

RayVR on Nov 26, 2024 [–]

I don't think you understand the numbers I listed. Read what I wrote again and try to think about the parts you don't understand, look them up, then read again.

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