US inflation cooling as consumer prices rise moderately again

Higher rents were mostly offset by declining costs of goods such as motor vehicles and furniture. #news

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-consumer-prices-rise-moderately-july-weekly-jobless-claims-above-expectations-2023-08-10/

US consumer prices rise moderately in July; weekly jobless claims above expectations

U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in July amid lower costs for goods, including used motor vehicles, a trend that could persuade the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged next month.

Reuters
Who the hell is buying motor vehicles and furniture in this economy? We can’t even afford rent and food!
My partner's junk Hyundai Genesis that she loved died - the engine's timing belt failed and destroyed the whole engine in the process. No new crate engines exist for sale so It was either spend $7500 on a used engine and hope it'll last longer, or buy something else - it sucks as it was terrible timing all around.