How Inflation Lets Companies Downsize Quality

Episode 29 of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo explores 'quality fade' – the hidden way companies cut costs by reducing product quality without lowering prices. Lucas and Luna use concrete examples like thinner trash bags, fewer chips per bag, and cheaper smartphone components to show how inflation masks this practice. They cite recent CPI data (332.4) and the 10-year breakeven inflation rate (2.39%) to frame the trade-off. The episode explains why quality fade is harder to track than shrinkflation, how it erodes real purchasing power, and what consumers can do about it. A natural donation segment near the end ties listener support to keeping the show ad-free. #Inflation #PurchasingPower #QualityFade #ConsumerProtection #Shrinkflation #CPI #BureauOfLaborStatistics #PersonalFinance #HiddenInflation #ProductQuality #ConsumerAwareness #EverydayEconomics #Finance #EconomicTrends #SmartShopping #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #InflationAndYourMoney Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo