This updated chart tracks the diminishing purchasing power of the US Dollar against real estate, gold, food, gasoline, and now automobiles, normalized to a 1980 baseline. The new data reveals that automobile purchasing power remained relatively stable compared to real estate until 2020, after which it plummeted significantly.
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