NATION. PRICES AT THE PUMP MAY BE FALLING STEADILY, BUT THE COST OF OTHER ITEMS MAY NOT SLIDE SO FAST AS WPTM 13’S CHIP SCARBOROUGH REPORTS INFLATIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE CONTROLLING OUR LIVES AND BUDGETS A WHILE LONGER. THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IN ALABAMA IS 363 ACCORDING TO TRIPLE-A THAT’S DOWN FROM 377 A WEEK AGO AND 428 A MONTH AGO. BUT STILL WELL ABOVE THE 285. WE WERE PAYING A YEAR AGO. WE’RE GOING TO THE GAS STATIONS. THEY’RE OUR SPECIAL LITTLE POSTED WORK AT A JOB, BUT DON’T GET PAID A LOT. YEAH, IT’S BETTER, BUT IT’S STILL NOT GOOD ENOUGH. YOU NEED TO GO BACK DOWN TO TWO DOLLARS ON ONE DOG, BUT IT USED TO BE HOWEVER EXPERTS SAY 40-YEAR RECORD INFLATION HAS DRIVEN UP THE PRICE OF OTHER THINGS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE RENT AND RESTAURANT MEALS THOSE SERVICES COULD REMAIN MORE COSTLY FOR A WHILE LONGER, ESPECIALLY WITH THE AVERAGE WAGE BEING HIGHER NOW. WE JUST HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT MORE IMPORTANT IN OUR LIFE LESS THINGS AND MORE ACTIVITIES MORE MEMORIES VERSUS LIKE WE’RE NOT GONNA GO TO THE STORE BUY A BUNCH OF JUNK AND BY WHAT WE NEED FOR THE WEEK WHILE SOME ECONOMISTS REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT INFLATION MAY HAVE ALREADY PEAKED. THEY DON’T EXPECT IT TO HAVE THE KIND OF DECLINE. WE’VE SEEN WITH GAS PRICES IS DIFFICULT. BECAUSE NOW I GOT ATTEND YOU PULLING STUFF AT YOUR SAVINGS WHERE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO GO SHOPPING OR TRAVELING BUT YOU PLAN MORE TO PUT TOWARDS RENT GROCERIES GAS. YOU KNOW, THERE’S IT’S STRESSFUL PEOPLE SAY SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE AT SOME POINT AND SOON. YES. I NEED TO GIVE REAL SOON. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. OH, DEFINITELY. YEAH ONE INCOME IS HARD FOR US. NOW PERHAPS THE JULY INFLATION REPORT EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW WILL PAINT A MORE CLEAR PICTURE OF THINGS. IT’S EXPECTED TO SHOW INFLATION ROWS 8.7% IN JULY OF THIS YEAR COMPARED TO JULY OF 2021 THAT’S DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM INFLATION RISING 9.1% IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR COMPARED TO JUNE OF 2021. WE’LL KEEP WATCHING IT LIVE I