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Hamburger, up 63 percent. Fresh milk, up S3 percent. Gas and electricity, up 70 percent. Postal service, up 75 percent. Toothpaste, up 31 percent. Physicians’ fees, up 69 percent. And men’s haircuts, up S3 percent.
Most families don’t need the Consumer Price Index to remind them of the soaring increases in the cost of living since 1967.
Inflation isn't all bad, however. True, prices of everyday commodities and services have risen dramatically. But those people who have invested wisely will find the value of their investments also have grown.
One of the most common investments • though most people don’t think of it that way - is the
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