Lawmakers are divided on what has prompted those elevated prices. "Grocery prices are up because of good old-fashioned corporate price gouging," Warren said. "And they can gouge consumers on prices because there's only a small number of companies controlling every l...
A shopper makes their way through a grocery store on July 12, 2023,in Miami, Florida.((Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) / Getty Images) Rising food prices are concerning because those higher costs affect just about every household in the country. The burden is disproportionately borne by ...
Food is another category of spending where consumers may be feeling the pinch, largely because of increasing commodity costs. Prices for corn, grain and soybeans are at their highest levels since 2012, according to the Associated Press. That means higher prices on grocery store shelves and for ...
Grocery prices are rising at a rate of 1% a year —roughly their pre-pandemic pace— after having topped out at 13.5% in August 2022. The worst of food inflation is "in the rearview mirror," Wells Fargo agricultural economists wrote in a recent analysis of Fourth of July food prices. Wh...
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While price growth has slowed across most key commodity sectors, prices are still rising, further cutting into the purchasing power of households.
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For the average worker, grocery prices are about as affordable as they were pre-pandemic. But the costs are still a sore spot for consumers — and a focus in the 2024 election. By Hannah Erin Lang Last Updated: Oct. 12, 2024 at 8:31 a.m....
Any increase in food prices may be especially painful to American consumers, given that supermarket prices are now 25% higher than in January 2020, while inflation has increased 19% over that same time. That means even though grocery costs are now rising at a slower pace than in the depth ...
County grocery tax rates are negatively affected by home states and positively affected by neighboring counties and states.In the game of setting grocery tax rates, states act as game leaders with an optimal one-year lag.Bordering counties are more sensitive to grocery tax rate changes.While state...