Sie haben praktisch gar kein Kontrollgremium.

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The transition away from going into an office to work is behind many of the shifts in spending patterns. With more people working from home, the price of laptops and computers has shot up—by 18.7%, on average, since 2019. Meanwhile, with non-essential stores shut during lockdowns, sales of clothing and footwear plummeted, sending prices down with them. Although there was a shift to online retailing, many consumers opted to rethink their sartorial spending, with trousers being left on the peg in favour of Zoom-friendly tops.

People have also turned to popular vices to cope with the pandemic. Despite its deleterious effect on the immune system, alcohol has been in high demand, causing prices to rise. Smokers are paying more, too—all five Australian cities in the index saw double-digit percentage increases in tobacco prices. They can take comfort from research suggesting that, if they get covid-19, they are “much less likely” than non-smokers to suffer severe cases.