Prices aren't going to return to pre-covid levels unless you see a sustained period of deflation. Central Banks have a mandate to keep inflation around 2% while

Prices aren't going to return to pre-covid levels unless you see a sustained period of deflation. Central Banks have a mandate to keep inflation around 2% while keeping employment as high as possible. The target is (and has been for many decades) 2% inflation, not 20% defaltion.