shavenferret on 06 April 2024
As you can see, the price of oil was around $60 per barrel at the beginning of 2024, but now is at $81.5. This is about a 35% jump, and the gas prices and just about everything is going to get a lot more expensive very quickly with further attacks on oil infrastructure. Basically, inflation correlates the most with oil and gas prices, so this is a direct Guage of consumer pain.
