Not a Cost-of-Living Crisis Yet: 10 of 99 Countries Pass IMF Spike Test
Essentials spiked in 10 of 99 countries this year, against 62 in 2022. The U.S. sits at the edge: pressure, not crisis, because people still buy more extras.
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