alt Hacker NewsPrices spiked in large part because the government printed an enormous number of dollars since 2020, thus triggering asset price inflation.
Prices spiked in large part because the government printed an enormous number of dollars since 2020, thus triggering asset price inflation.
I'm sure you read the footnote that goes along with the spike in 2020 where the definition changed.
and looking at the numbers, I see declining increaes over previous 5 year periods
39.1% increase from 2010-06 (8628.1) to 2015-06 (12004.6)
30.8% increase from 2015-01 (11787.8) to 2020-01 (15416.3)
21.0% increase from 2020-06 (18140.6) to 2025-06 (21942.4).