Subject: Re: Nobody says this, but "the groceries"
That's not true

Yes, it is. In the long run, of course.

There can be lots of reasons for inflation - exogenous increases in demand, exogenous increases to the cost of supply, taxes or surcharges or tariffs or other governmental costs that get factored into the cost of production. All of those things can cause inflation.

Those things cause short term increases in prices. Monetary supply causes systemic inflation of the type we're talking about.

Perhaps you should have read further on Investopedia:

https://www.investopedia.com/a...

Key Takeaways
Inflation occurs when the money supply of a country grows more rapidly than the economic output of a country.
The Federal Reserve changes the money supply by buying short-term securities from banks to inject capital into the economy.
The quantity theory believes that the value of money, and the resulting inflation, are caused by the supply and demand of the currency.
There are situations where increases in the money supply do not cause inflation, but rather other economic conditions, like hyperinflation or deflation, occur instead.
During COVID-19, the Federal Reserve materially increased the nation’s money supply. As a result, the nation experienced higher-than-usual inflation.