There are also swathes of evidence that most of the costs associated with running a typical household have gone up. So while the goods that are mostly part of

There are also swathes of evidence that most of the costs associated with running a typical household have gone up. So while the goods that are mostly part of discretionary spending (think clothes and electronics) are cheaper, the essentials that can't be outsourced have also increased in price (education, healthcare, housing)