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Food Prices Surge Again in August, What's in Your Basket?

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Percent Other Food at Home: 16.7 Percent Given rising tip defaults (and me paying them) I dispute the total cost of food away from home as up only 8.0 CPI vs CPI Food. percent) CPI Food and Beverage: 10.9 percent) CPI Food: 11.4 percent) CPI Food at Home: 13.5 percent) CPI Less Food: 7.8

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The Price of Food Jumps Again in November, What's in Your Basket?

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Month-over-month CPI food prices from the BLS, chart by Mish. percent: up 11 of 11 months in 2022 Fruits and Vegetables: up 1.4%, up 9 of 11 months in 2022 Nonalcoholic Beverages: -0.3%, up 10 of 11 months in 2022 Other Food at Home: -0.1%, up 10 of 11 months in 2022 Three Major Food Categories. percent for food at home.

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Retail Sales: With Food and Shelter Soaring, Who Can Afford Anything Else?

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retail and food services sales for November 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $689.4 percent) from November 2021, while food services and drinking places were up 14.1 Every major category except food and food service declined. Spotlight on Food.

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The Cost of Food Jumps Another 0.8 Percent in September

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This post puts a spotlight on food. Month-Over-Month Details The food index increased 0.8 The food at home index rose 0.7 percent in September as all six major grocery store food group indexes increased. The index for other food at home increased 0.5 The food away from home index rose 0.9 percent in June.

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CPI Cools Significantly in November But Rent and Food Still Sharply Increasing

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The food index increased 0.5 percent over the month with the food at home index also rising 0.5 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 Percent Core CPI (CPI Less Food and Energy): 6.0 Percent CPI Food and Beverage: 10.3 The energy index decreased 1.6 percent in November, after rising 0.3

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CPI Much Hotter Than Expected Led by a Surge in Price of Food and Shelter

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Increases in the shelter, food, and medical care indexes were the largest of many contributors to the monthly seasonally adjusted all items increase. The food index continued to rise, increasing 0.8 percent over the month as the food at home index rose 0.7 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 CPI Energy.

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Producer Prices Rise 0.3 Percent in November Led by Services and Food

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Prices for final demand less foods, energy, and trade services moved up 0.3 The index for final demand less foods, energy, and trade services increased 4.9 percent increase in prices for final demand foods was a major factor in the November advance. The index for final demand goods less foods and energy moved up 0.3

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