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AI Overview
Since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC, roughly 2008–2009), overall consumer prices have risen significantly, while retail gasoline prices have experienced wild boom-and-bust cycles but overall gained a much smaller net percentage.
The Numbers
Overall CPI Inflation: Since 2009, the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) has increased by roughly 45% to 50%, reflecting steady cumulative inflation across housing, food, medical care, and services.
Gasoline Prices: In 2009, the U.S. annual average retail price for regular unleaded gasoline hovered around $2.35 to $2.40 per gallon (down sharply from the 2008 mid-year oil spike). As of mid-2026, average gas prices sit around $3.90 to $4.30 per gallon (driven up by recent geopolitical energy shocks). This represents a nominal increase of roughly 65% to 75% from the 2009 trough.
Good demonstration of lying with statistics. Sure, since 2008-2009 the cumulative rise of gasoline prices has been equal, or possibly less, than overall inflation.
What you're trying to hide is the fact that from 2008 to the beginning of 2026 the price has been essentially flat in nominal terms and has dropped in real inflation adjusted terms, and the whole price increase has come since Trump started his stupid war. The whole 65%-75% increase has come in the last 6 months.
