Inflation Thread

[OneBigClam]

Seems like AC should be required these days. People are dying without it.

 

[OneBigClam]

Portlanders in need can now dial 311 or go online to request free air conditioning units ahead of summer months

Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) partnering with PDX 311 to expand the reach of its Cooling Portland program

www.portland.gov

 

[PoorPigg]

Restaurant industry study first quarter 2024

https://cdn.hl.com/pdf/2024/q1-2024-restaurants-industry-update.pdf

 

[gsilver]

Bless Honey Baked Ham and b1g1 sales to help keep food costs down.

You can get like 4 pounds of ham for under $10.

 

[PoorPigg]

"In June, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers fell 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.0 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in June (SA); up 3.3 percent over the year (NSA)."
July 2024 CPI data are scheduled to be released on August 14, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

Table 2. Summary of household respondents, by household size and number of children, household population weighted, fourth quarter 2021 (in percent)

Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5
Characteristic	U	Unequivalized income	Equivalized income
Household size
1 person	31	63	39	25	17	9	45	35	27	23	22
2 people	33	20	37	39	35	35	23	34	33	35	40
3 or more people	37	18	24	37	48	56	32	31	40	42	38
Number of children
None	62	78	73	61	52	45	64	67	60	56	61
1–2 children	30	17	21	31	38	45	25	24	32	36	35
3 or more children	8	5	6	8	10	10	11	9	8	8	4
Note: U = urban population (published index), Q1 = first quintile (lowest 20 percent), Q2 = second quintile (second 20 percent), Q3 = third quintile (third 20 percent), Q4 = fourth quintile (fourth 20 percent), Q5 = fifth quintile (highest 20 percent). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.