: ‘It masked the full perception’: Falling gas prices may have given Americans a false sense of hope for August inflation Posted on September 13, 2022 By Charlielikes While gas prices fell 10.6% during August, the overall cost of living increased. Stock Market Tags:'false, ‘a, ‘gas, ‘given, ‘have, “full, americans:, august, billy wilkins, falling, for, hope’:, inflation:, it, market, masked, may, of, perception:, prices, sense”, stock, stock market, the