When restaurants reopened across England at the start of July, I was surprised by the rise in price of a basic burger and chips at the pub around the corner from my home. Anecdote is not evidence, I persuaded myself. My reasoning was that this must be an exception, because cautious consumers and a desperate hospitality industry would generally force prices back towards pre-crisis levels.
7月初，當英格蘭各地的餐廳重新營業時，我家附近一家酒吧的普通漢堡和薯條價格竟然上漲，這讓我感到意外。我說服自己，坊間傳聞並非證據。我的理由是，這肯定是個例外，因爲謹慎的消費者和絕望的餐飲業總體上會迫使價格回到危機前的水準。
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