It’s no secret that inflation is causing the prices for everyday items and life expenses to go up and up. Last month, costs rose by 6.6 percent compared to last year, per the latest data from the Labor Department — the fastest pace of price hike in the last 40 years. However, there are some items that have actually slightly gone down in price. Credit this to supply chain issues easing in some areas and stores trying to clear a stockpile. Here are items that are currently cheaper than they had been.
Related: Iconic Brands and Products That Are Getting More Expensive
Admission to Sporting Events
The cost of attending your favorite sporting event dropped by 9.5 percent, perhaps as venues try to draw back in crowds.
Related: The Cost of a Beer and a Hot Dog at Every MLB Ballpark
Computers and Smart Home Assistants
Just in time for holiday shopping, items like Alexa-enabled devices and laptops are down by 3.6 percent.
Related: Smart Home Products That Are Actually Worth the Money
Smartphones
The cost of buying a new phone is down by 21 percent, despite it appearing that phone prices are as expensive as ever. Counterintuitively, this is because phones are getting better while the price remains about the same — meaning the Consumer Price Index considers that to be a decline.
For more great stories like this, please sign up for our free newsletters.
Steak
Uncooked beef steaks dropped in price by nearly 5 percent. This may be due to a temporary change in consumer behavior. As inflation pushed the price of meat up, shoppers chose to go without, therefore dropping the prices.
Tomatoes
The cost of tomatoes is down 1 percent since last year. But shoppers may soon see a shortage on ketchup, pasta sauce and salsa. This is thanks to summer’s extreme draught in California affecting tomato crop.
Trending on Cheapism
Televisions
The price drop on a new TV is a whopping 17.9 percent from last year. A couple reasons for the drop: people are watching TV on devices other than TV’s; add to there being a lot more manufacturers for TV’s than previously, and there’s no reason to spend a fortune on a screen anymore.
Car and Truck Rental
Good news for those who may need to rent a car on an upcoming trip. The price went down by 1.4 percent — nothing earth shattering, but hey at least it’s on the downward swing.
Linens
If you need some new sheets, now may be the time to buy as the price of linens has slightly declined by 1.3 percent.
