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Its normal for warehoused items. The price will escalate with inflation and the time spent collecting dust in a warehouse. Warehouse space isnt free I guess.
This is, at least somewhat, due to currency exchange rate fluctuations - the $ is worth less now compared to most other currencies than it was in the past.