A casuality of the global economy

I'm not sure how it's going out there in the big ol' US of A, but over here in the UK prices for cameras are going bananas, literally. The pound has devalued significantly, and as such, with a lot of cameras imported from america, and as such, something like the Canon 580ex mk flash unit, has literally doubled in price up to £500. Loads of other things have gone up, lenses, bodies, the lot.

I was planning an upgrade before christmas but now.....I just can't afford it! Can anyone in the US tell me if things have changed at all for you?