With the price of gas, so do legos go up too. Their made from plastic that is made from oil I think.
LEGO Prices have barely gone up.
The basic standards are ten cents per brick.
When you look at a non-licensed LEGO product each set will be along those guidelines.
This is how it's been for decades.
As I stated before, licensed LEGO themes (E.g. Star Wars, Toy Story, Indiana Jones, etc.) cost more because LEGO has to pay a licensing fee for production of those sets.
Atleast, that's what I read.