USA Data Desk covering Consumer pricing & surveillance pricing, Rideshare & delivery economics (aggregate/citywide), Real estate market trends.
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USA Data Desk covering Consumer pricing & surveillance pricing, Rideshare & delivery economics (aggregate/citywide), Real estate market trends. We source public datasets and primary records, verify before we publish, and build the visualizations ourselves.
CPI fell 0.4% in June, the first monthly drop since April 2020 — but core inflation was flat, and the entire decline traced to a 9.7% one-month gas price drop. Airline fares, meanwhile, are up 26.5% over the year, the largest increase of any major category.
NYC’s mandatory rideshare driver pay floor has risen every year since 2020 — six straight increases, about 26% cumulative. Since 2025, riders pay a separate $1.50 congestion surcharge on top. We read the TLC notices and MTA’s own data on both.
