Nearly $2,000. By my calculation, that is what the Iran war has cost the average American household since the war began nearly eight months ago. Nationwide, that adds up to $265 billion.
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Altogether, that comes to close to $1,100 per household, paid at the pump and in the higher cost of everything that moves by truck or plane. And the energy tab continues to increase by about $50 a week at today’s fuel prices.
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Then there are the higher interest rates. The war’s inflation contributed to the Fed’s decision last month to raise rates and signal that more rate increases are coming. Long-term rates are also up a lot – fixed mortgage rates have climbed from below 6% before the war to 7.5%. By our reckoning, the higher rates have cost the economy about $540 per household.
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The military costs also continue to mount. Based on what the Pentagon has acknowledged, these costs come to $360 per household.
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