> I am a bit surprised that inflation halved buying power since 2000. It's a bit more than I expected but a 2% drop 26 times gets pretty close to halving. The

> I am a bit surprised that inflation halved buying power since 2000. It's a bit more than I expected but a 2% drop 26 times gets pretty close to halving. The number on the page suggests 2.5% average inflation.