Money Rent is the ‘largest contributor’ to inflation. See where it is going up (or down) April 12, 2023April 13, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on Rent is the ‘largest contributor’ to inflation. See where it is going up (or down) While consumers paid less for gasoline and grocery housing costs went up 8% during the same time period.