logoalt Hacker News

runako • today at 2:57 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

So 16 in 30 days is a rate that, if sustained, trends toward ~3x the high end of your estimate of normal.

I don't expect "trucking" to fail, I expect stronger players to push price that will eventually show up in inflation stats.


Replies

irjustin • today at 3:14 AM

> I don't expect "trucking" to fail

Trucking is a fundamental need so once competition thins out prices will naturally rise and eventually the cost of fuel will be pushed to the customer.

Honestly I'm not sure why we started this war. It really feels like our president taking notes on Russia and saying you know what....

➕ show 2 replies
simondotau • today at 3:07 AM

That's assuming that this article is pointing to a new trend and not merely a clustering event, where the price shock is simply bringing future failures forward in time.

servo_sausage • today at 3:06 AM

It would lead 195 per year if it stays at that trend; only 1.3x the high end of "normal".