This graph makes sense when you consider the main cost of these goods/services. The ones that have raised in price are very labor dependent and human labor is expensive (as it should be). The ones that got cheaper are items whose manufacturing can include a lot of automation. What this graph shows is that human labor is expensive. That is obviously not the only factor, but I feel it is a good explanation for the trends shown.
Not just labor for the top categories, skilled labor. High costs for education then lead to skilled workers demanding higher salaries, further raising costs of those categories. If only society could somehow mitigate costs for education so there were more skilled laborers…
This graph makes sense when you consider the main cost of these goods/services. The ones that have raised in price are very labor dependent and human labor is expensive (as it should be). The ones that got cheaper are items whose manufacturing can include a lot of automation. What this graph shows is that human labor is expensive. That is obviously not the only factor, but I feel it is a good explanation for the trends shown.
Not just labor for the top categories, skilled labor. High costs for education then lead to skilled workers demanding higher salaries, further raising costs of those categories. If only society could somehow mitigate costs for education so there were more skilled laborers…