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APRIL 16, 2025

retail and food services sales for March 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $734.9 This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). Retail and Food service sales, ex-gasoline, increased by 5.2% billion, up 1.4

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APRIL 13, 2025

From Goldman Sachs economists: The producer price index (PPI), the PPI excluding food and energy, and the PPI excluding food, energy, and trade were all below consensus expectations in March. The data released so far suggests the PCE inflation will be soft in March. The components relevant for core PCE were soft.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Commodities less food and energy commodities were at -0.0% The second graph shows that goods prices started to increase year-over-year (YoY) in 2020 and accelerated in 2021 due to both strong demand and supply chain disruptions. Durables were at -1.2% YoY as of February 2025, unchanged from -1.2% YoY in January. YoY in January. in January.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The index for food also increased in January, rising 0.4 percent as the index for food at home rose 0.5 percent and the index for food away from home increased 0.2 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 The all items less food and energy index rose 3.3 The food index increased 2.5

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MARCH 12, 2025

The index for food also increased in February, rising 0.2 percent as the index for food away from home increased 0.4 The food at home index was unchanged over the month. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 The all items less food and energy index rose 3.1 The food index increased 2.6

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

retail and food services sales for September 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $684.0 This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). Retail and Food service sales, ex-gasoline, increased by 7.2% in September.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

percent in July and offset increases in the food and shelter indexes, resulting in the all items index being unchanged over the month. The food index continued to rise, increasing 1.1 percent over the month as the food at home index rose 1.3 The food index continued to rise, increasing 1.1 The food index increased 10.9

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The index for shelter contributed over half of the monthly all items increase , with the indexes for gasoline and food also increasing. The food index increased 0.6 percent over the month with the food at home index rising 0.4 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 The energy index increased 1.8

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APRIL 10, 2025

YoY in February), the trimmed-mean CPI rose 3.0% (down from 3.1%), and the CPI less food and energy rose 2.8% (down from 3.1%). This graph shows the year-over-year change for these four key measures of inflation. On a year-over-year basis, the median CPI rose 3.5% (down slightly unrounded from 3.5% Core PCE is for February was up 2.8%

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MARCH 5, 2025

Many Districts noted that higher prices for eggs and other food ingredients were impacting food processors and restaurants. Input price pressures were generally greater than sales price pressures, particularly in manufacturing and construction. Firms in multiple Districts noted difficulty passing input costs on to customers.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

retail and food services sales for December 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $729.2 This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). Retail and Food service sales, ex-gasoline, increased by 4.1% in December.

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The Big Picture

JULY 7, 2024

Right up top, we have the lede: Earlier in June, the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA). Again, sadly, no. ”) Gov.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

The food index increased 0.3 percent over the month with the food at home index rising 0.2 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 The all items less food and energy index rose 5.7 percent for the 12 months ending December, and the food index increased 10.4 The energy index decreased 4.5

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.5 The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 5.1 Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $71.3 billion (0.4 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $113.0 billion (0.6 The PCE price index increased 0.3 Real DPI increased less than 0.1

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JANUARY 17, 2024

retail and food services sales for December 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $709.9 This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). Retail and Food service sales, ex-gasoline, increased by 6.5% billion, up 0.6

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.1 The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 4.6 Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $37.6 billion (0.2 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $23.7 billion (0.1 The PCE price index decreased 0.1 Real DPI increased 0.3

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APRIL 10, 2024

The food index rose 0.1 The food at home index was unchanged, while the food away from home index rose 0.3 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 The all items less food and energy index rose 3.8 The food index increased 2.2 The energy index rose 1.1 percent over the month. percent in March.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

retail and food services sales for September 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $704.9 This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). Retail and Food service sales, ex-gasoline, increased by 4.3% in September.

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APRIL 15, 2024

retail and food services sales for March 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $709.6 This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). Retail and Food service sales, ex-gasoline, increased by 4.4% billion, up 0.7

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MAY 10, 2023

The food index was unchanged in April, as it was in March. The index for food at home fell 0.2 percent over the month while the index for food away from home rose 0.4 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 The all items less food and energy index rose 5.5 percent in April. percent over the last year.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 9, 2024

What followed in the immediate aftermath of both the announcement and implementation was nothing less than a apocalyptic, collective head explosion on the right about the devastating effects the increase would have, particularly in the food services sector: However, there’s little doubt that the city’s heralded food scene is running scared.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

@TBPInvictus here: If you’re not aware of the brouhaha that was stirred about a year or so ago when CA Gov Gavin Newsom signed into law (taking effect April 1, 2024) a new $20 minimum wage for so-called “limited service” (a/k/a fast food or QSR) restaurant workers, read up here , here , or here.

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.2 The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 4.7 Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $68.6 billion (0.4 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $19.8 billion (0.1 The PCE price index increased 0.1 Real DPI increased 0.3

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MAY 26, 2023

Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.4 The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 4.7 Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $79.4 billion (0.4 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $151.7 billion (0.8 The PCE price index increased 0.4 Real DPI increased less than 0.1

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

seths.blog) The ten best books about food from 2024 including "Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet and Ourselves" by Nicola Twilley. (abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Some book recommendations from Seth Godin including "Hum: A Novel" by Helen Phillips. theatlantic.com)

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JUNE 14, 2023

Before the CPI report was released, I wrote: Why Year-over-year Headline Inflation will Decline Sharply in May and June The key point was that energy and food prices soared in May and June 2022, and as those data points are removed from the year-over-year calculation, the YoY change will decline sharply.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.3 The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 4.4 Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $49.2 billion (0.3 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $41.6 billion (0.2 The PCE price index increased 0.1 Real DPI increased 0.2

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JULY 29, 2022

Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.6 The PCE price index, excluding food and energy, increased 4.8 Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $120.4 billion (0.7 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $181.1 billion (1.1 The PCE price index increased 1.0 Real DPI decreased 0.3

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JUNE 12, 2023

This is very likely for both CPI and the PCE price index since energy and food prices soared in May and June 2022. However, core inflation does not include food and energy, so we won't see as dramatic a decline in core CPI and core PCE. in May, 3.2%

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Hey, you might have people who love food, who are good cooks. And just start eating real foods with very few ingredients. and staying away from ultra processed foods and staying away from foods that have a lot of added sugar. And just start eating real foods with very few ingredients.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

in September), the trimmed-mean CPI rose 3.2% (unchanged from 3.2%), and the CPI less food and energy rose 3.2% (unchanged from 3.2%). This graph shows the year-over-year change for these four key measures of inflation. On a year-over-year basis, the median CPI rose 4.1% (unchanged from 4.1% Core PCE is for September was up 2.7%

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JANUARY 15, 2025

YoY in November), the trimmed-mean CPI rose 3.2% (down slightly from 3.2%), and the CPI less food and energy rose 3.2% (down from 3.3%). This graph shows the year-over-year change for these four key measures of inflation. On a year-over-year basis, the median CPI rose 3.8% (down from 3.9% Core PCE is for November was up 2.8% in October.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Commodities less food and energy commodities were at -1.2% percent in September, and the index for food increased 0.4 The second graph shows that goods prices started to increase year-over-year (YoY) in 2020 and accelerated in 2021 due to both strong demand and supply chain disruptions. Durables were at -2.9% YoY in August.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

higher food prices and 0.6% From Goldman Sachs economists: We expect a 0.34% increase in January core CPI (vs. consensus), corresponding to a year-over-year rate of 3.19% (vs. consensus). We expect a 0.36% increase in January headline CPI (vs. consensus), reflecting 0.4% higher energy prices. The y/y rates should decline a tenth to 2.8%

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The food index increased 0.2 The index for food at home increased 0.1 percent over the month and the index for food away from home rose 0.4 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 The all items less food and energy index rose 4.0 The energy index fell 2.3 percent over the month as a 6.0-percent

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

retail and food services sales for November 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $705.7 This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline). Retail and Food service sales, ex-gasoline, increased by 5.3% billion, up 0.3

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The index for shelter was by far the largest contributor to the monthly all items increase, accounting for nearly half of the monthly all items increase, with the indexes for food, gasoline, and natural gas also contributing. The food index increased 0.5 percent over the month with the food at home index rising 0.4

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