I think the official rate of inflation during from 2008 to 2017 was artificially low because of the depressed value of homes and real estate in a housing market collapse and the sudden glut in oil supplies. The jump in ammo and component prices more closely reflected the actual rate of inflation.
We even had a period of "negative inflation" but the people buying groceries, and new cars would never have guessed.
We even had a period of "negative inflation" but the people buying groceries, and new cars would never have guessed.