Now that things are returning to normal, what to make of this unbelievably high inflation rate?

I’m sure when the Reserve Bank measures inflation, it doesn’t take into account in its basket of goods MLs charging 5, 10 or even 15 dollars more. Nor would it know that (K) Rebecca is probably $400 now for a root.

What to make of petrol prices (thanks Putin) going to $2.20, coffee at $5.50, used car prices more than new car prices, electricity price rises, domestic airfares doubling in price? Forget about buying a nice house. But wages will be lower still by the time those 200,000 immigrants bust the doors down to get here next month.

Rant over