Grocery price inflation: Is corporate greed to blame? : NPR
WEBSep 9, 2024 · The Biden administration has been eager to blame corporate greed. But even a report that the White House put out this year acknowledged that store markups don't fully explain food inflation.
Inflation is cooling. So why are food prices, from steak to ... - CBS News
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Rising food costs were one contributor to the hotter-than-expected inflation report on Tuesday, with food prices rising 0.4% in January from December, a faster pace than the overall 0.3% rise in...
Why food prices still feel so high : NPR
WEBJul 13, 2024 · The latest consumer inflation report, out this week, showed grocery prices rose just a little over 1% in the last 12 months. That's a big improvement from the previous year, when prices jumped...
Food prices are soaring, and that’s changed how we eat
WEBSep 24, 2022 · Food prices have spiked 11.4% over the past year, the largest annual increase since May 1979, according to data released in mid-September by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Grocery prices jumped...
CBS News price tracker shows how much food, gas, utility and …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · As consumers cope with lingering inflation, CBS News is tracking the change in prices of everyday household expenses — from food at the grocery store to utilities and even rent — across the...
Americans are spending the biggest share of their income on food …
WEBFeb 26, 2024 · Experts say painfully high food prices, and ongoing inflation more generally, help explain why many Americans are down on the economy despite low unemployment, rising wages and steady economic...
Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of ...
WEBOct 25, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown.
From housing to energy to food, US inflation ... - Associated Press News
WEBJan 11, 2024 · A new report on December inflation numbers from the Labor Department showed that overall prices rose 0.3% from November and 3.4% from 12 months earlier. Consumers and business owners continue to feel the effects of increasing housing, energy, and food prices. (Jan 11) (AP Video: Laura Bargfeld and Cody Jackson)
More Americans Are Going Hungry, and It Costs More to Feed Them
WEBAug 4, 2022 · According to the last report on consumer prices, the cost of food increased 10.4 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since 1981. Carlos Jimenez, right, and Jackson Huff...
Food price hikes are no longer outpacing overall inflation
WEBDec 12, 2023 · The latest Consumer Price Index released Tuesday showed that food prices increased 2.9% for the year ended in November, coming in below the headline inflation rate of 3.1%, according to Bureau...