A university student at Lakewood Elementary College in Cecilia, Ky., works by using her laptop to participate in an emotional test-in at the start of the school day, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Photograph: Timothy D. Easley/AP As summer season attracts to a shut, it is time for many to believe about again-to-school buying, these as notebooks, backpacks and new garments. As an economist who has analyzed client prices for a long time, I questioned how soaring inflation was affecting the charges of standard again-to-school equipment. Client price ranges rose by about 8.5 per cent in July from a yr previously, according to the latest knowledge unveiled on Aug. 10, 2022.…