A steep drop in gas prices offset the rising costs of housing and food for many families. Prices were still up 8.5 percent year over year, says a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: Inman News
Housing ever costlier in July, despite inflation’s sudden dropoff
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