Kaylee Wells

So industries that rely on discretionary spending, hotels, restaurants, leisure, could weaken right at the time of year that they would be taking off.

Just how high inflation will climb after the war won't show up until fresh consumer price index data gets released next week.

Just how high inflation will climb after the war won't show up until fresh consumer price index data gets released next week.

I'm Kayleigh Wells for Marketplace.

I'm Kayleigh Wells for Marketplace.

We've got three reasons this is happening.

One, new cars have gotten way more expensive, says Sam Fiorani with Auto Forecast Solutions.

And unlike a house whose value typically increases over time, with a car... As soon as you drive it off the lot, you owe more than it is worth.

The second issue, car loans are getting longer.

Tyson Jominy at J.D.

Power says longer loans mean it takes longer for cars to be worth more than what you owe on them, which over a decade of ownership wouldn't be an issue.

Jomini says this trend won't hurt car dealers much, since they often provide incentives that clear the old car's balance so buyers can afford a new one.

I'm Kaylee Wells for Marketplace.

The estimates are that about 31,000 workers were involved with those strikes.

And so that does show up in the jobs report.

But all of that being said, health care jobs growth was still slow, even if you do account for those striking workers.

Meal deals make sense at a classic drive-thru because those customers are looking for cheap, fast food.

Rich Schenck, vice president of innovation at the food service industry analysis firm Technomic, says the fast casual restaurant traditionally didn't advertise cheap food.

It advertised food that was higher quality.

But then there was inflation and rising prices on groceries and utilities and housing taking bigger bites out of our wallets.