Have you been to a restaurant lately? 50% increase is not an exaggeration.

Food? So many items are insane. Costco popcorn. I buy that all the time for my kids. Pre-pandemic it was about $9 (maybe 10). Now it's $16/17.

Bag of chips? $5-6 for less

My healthcare premiums went up 20% last year- I don't even want to look what it's going to cost next year.

>CPI does include food, fuel, and housing costs

You can say that all you want, but however they are doing it just doesn't translate to reality for most people.