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Inflation has cooled, but that doesn’t mean prices go down. They most certainly will not. In fact much of the price gouging was due to corporations colluding or leveraging monopolies to raise prices across the board, since they aren’t beholden to any real regulation with teeth.
So, I suppose it “ends” when employers give pay raises commensurate with the pricing increases. Don’t hold your breath…