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Friday, May 03, 2013

Grocery Costs Rise 35 Pct To 39 Pct In Decade

Shoppers are paying between 35 percent to 39 percent more for groceries than they did a decade ago.

A look at the numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds a family of four with two school-aged children is paying between $40 to $81 more per week, depending on their budgets.

Those families with the ability to spend the most on groceries and who include more expensive cuts of meat and seafood in their diets are paying $81 more a week -- or 39 percent more.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Obama plan.

Anonymous said...

i'm curious to know the basis for their calculations. my food bill has doubled in the last three years, even with now buying the store brands...

Anonymous said...

yeah, because Obama was president the last 10 years

Anonymous said...

Has more to do with ethanol production.we are such a smart nation to burn our food.

Anonymous said...

Sounds about right...inflation was a bit under 3% each year.

The problem is not the rise in food prices. The problem is the lack of any rise in wages.

Anonymous said...

Amen 3:07

Anonymous said...

3:07 is right. I haven't had a raise in four years but the price of food is steadily going up.