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Prices have only gone up 30% if you keep all your money in Euros/Dollars. Purchasing power has only gone down something like 2% over the past year (which consid
by rtpg 12y ago
Prices have only gone up 30% if you keep all your money in Euros/Dollars. Purchasing power has only gone down something like 2% over the past year (which considering the freefall of the Yen is pretty impressive).
- nandemo 12y agoI guess you meant "prices have only gone up 30% if only buy imported goods"? I think purchasing power has gone down more than 2%, because of the sales tax hike. Otherwise you have a point.
- rtpg 12y agoI couldn't find a source for that number but I remember reading it a month or so before the tax hike
- ekianjo 12y agoI don't buy imported goods. I am talking about groceries and everyday life expenses including energy. Prices have definitely gone up. I keep my receipts for 5 years.