PBS NEWS HOUR Inflation eased in June, but Americans still feel pressure from high prices

The Lempert Report
July 15, 2026

PBS NEWS HOUR Inflation eased in June, but Americans still feel pressure from high prices

I also spoke earlier today with Phil Lempert. He's known as the Supermarket Guru, and he says that the Consumer Price Index is a little bit misleading because of shrinkflation. So the price per unit of what people are paying is not really dropping.

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