Eagle-Chief, The graph is NOT a TOTAL daily cost of commodities per person. It is how much the total cost has CHANGED since the begining of the year (note how it is $0 there and then goes negative for a short while). So this year it cost each person an EXTRA $4.77 at its peak in July. We are now almost back to where we were at the begining of the year.
I would like to this graph since say 2000 and see how it looks. A ball park figure of what the total daily cost per person, or the change caluculated as a percent increase would be nice too.
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The graph is NOT a TOTAL daily cost of commodities per person. It is how much the total cost has CHANGED since the begining of the year (note how it is $0 there and then goes negative for a short while). So this year it cost each person an EXTRA $4.77 at its peak in July. We are now almost back to where we were at the begining of the year.
I would like to this graph since say 2000 and see how it looks. A ball park figure of what the total daily cost per person, or the change caluculated as a percent increase would be nice too.