Here in the States, inflation at "street level" is very different from officially reported inflation.
Fuel here is rising slowly again... on my way home from town yesterday, I noticed the local price being US $5.39/gallon (works out to about 2.20 AUD/liter) which is up from just under $4.00 a year ago, or so.
Meanwhile, food prices are up on many items to the tune of 40-60% over the past 18-24 months against an "official" inflation rate that barely touched 10% for a limited time.
What's hitting people the hardest is "hidden" inflation. Say you're a homeowner... your property taxes and your insurance is based on the value of your property, which has been rising insanely in the current housing bubble. But that doesn't really show up anywhere (except in people's wallets!) because the measured rate per $1,000 is basically unchanged.
Yes, I have long believed that they are deliberately fudging the inflation numbers. If you aren't aware of it, check out Shadow Stats which measures todays inflation by previous metrics. It shows things a lot worse than they have been telling us.