[_diyar]

Which inflation measure are you referring to? Because of course petrolium products directly (gas, heating) and indirectly (cost of shipping) contribute to the effective price of most consumer baskets.

In other words, this might be true because the “inflation-rate“ was high, but it was high because the cost of oil went up.

[jollyllama]

> In other words, this might be true because the “inflation-rate“ was high, but it was high because the cost of oil went up.

No way. Housing and food have gone way up from Obama-era levels, but gas has yet to even come close to the cost at the time.

Edit: If anything, it's really the opposite. Cheap gas has been holding down inflation estimates.

[_diyar]

Do you believe the price of housing and food is unrelated to the cost of oil?

[jollyllama]

For the time period in question, practically, yes, because the price of housing and food went up while the price of oil stayed flat.