As a consequence, the food products that the poor need the most went up most in price. Moreover, food and healthcare products are necessities that can't be cut back on much. The greatly different impact of rising prices on the rich and the poor has set off alarm bells.
如此一來，貧窮家庭最需要的物品偏偏漲最多，而這類消費（食品、醫療）又是必需品，不可能大幅縮省，物價衝擊的 M 型化趨勢令人擔憂。