From $6 eggs to $50,000 cars, these charts show how inflation has defined the past 5 years

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# Inflation Impact Summary Over the past five years, inflation has significantly eroded consumer purchasing power across multiple categories, with examples ranging from basic groceries like eggs rising to $6 to luxury goods like cars reaching $50,000, directly impacting consumer confidence and discretionary spending patterns that affect retail and automotive sector valuations. This prolonged inflationary pressure has implications for Federal Reserve policy decisions, interest rate trajectories, and the profitability of consumer-dependent companies as households allocate stretched budgets away from non-essential purchases.