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Worried about back-to-school inflation? Latest price data on backpacks, laptops and kids' clothes offers some relief for parents

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer in Markets, Public Policy and Law, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Worried about back-to-school inflation? Latest price data on backpacks, laptops and kids' clothes offers some relief for parentsWhile laptops have dropped in price, old-school supplies like pencils and markers are getting more expensive. AP Photo/Marta Lavandier

As summer draws to a close, it is time for many to think about back-to-school shopping, such as notebooks, backpacks and new clothes.

As an economist who has studied consumer prices for years, I wondered how soaring...

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