Smartphones, used cars and bacon: 10 things with the biggest price drops in 2022, despite inflation – CNBC

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In a year of soaring inflation across the broad U.S. economy, some corners of the consumer market did the opposite: They deflated in price.

The largest declines, on a percentage basis, were concentrated in categories like consumer electronics, beef, and cars and trucks, according to the consumer price index.

Here are the goods that deflated the most in 2022.

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