04/26/2024

Experts Note Inflation is Relatively Low

However, voters feel differently because Americans miss cheap groceries

A lot goes into planning a personal budget – and the price of food and how it fluctuates with inflation can be a big part of that.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food prices rose by 25 percent from 2019 to 2023. And a report from Purdue University found that a majority of consumers expect food prices to keep rising in the coming year.

Are food prices as bad as consumers think?

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