It's 3 months old but the ballpark figure has been repeated since this time last year based on economic data available at the time. I've seen this in costs incr

It's 3 months old but the ballpark figure has been repeated since this time last year based on economic data available at the time. I've seen this in costs increasing above inflation for many items especially cheap stocking stuffers this holiday season. We went with a smaller Christmas this year to compensate.