As food price continue to rise, here's what's getting more expensive at the grocery store.
In the year ending in March, not adjusted for seasonal swings, food prices rose 8.8% — the biggest 12-month increase since the year ended May 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. Over the past year, virtually every type of food has become more expensive. Groceries overall got 10% more expensive. Flour jumped 14.2%, milk rose 13.3%, eggs went up 11.2% and fruits and vegetables went up 8.5%. Bacon increased 18.2%. Groceries have gotten more expensive over the past year.
Many shelf-stable goods saw big jumps from February to March, according to seasonally adjusted data from the BLS. The price of canned vegetables jumped 4.2%, while the dried beans, peas and lentils category went up 4.4%. Rice got 3.2% more expensive, and crackers and bread increased 2.7%. Fresh staples got more expensive as well. Uncooked ground beef jumped 2.1%. Milk grew 1.3%. Fresh vegetables grew 2.6%. But the biggest jump? Butter, with a 6% increase.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Anderson Cooper Tests Positive For Covid, Misses Tonight’s CNN ShowAnderson Cooper missed his CNN program tonight after saying on social media that he has tested positive for Covid. “Just tested positive for Covid,” Cooper posted on Instagram. “T…
Read more »
CNN+ Tanking Less than a Month After Hiring Leftists Jemele Hill, Rex ChapmanDespite the hype, CNN's Internet streaming service, CNN+, is already tanking and facing the possibility of layoffs.
Read more »
Watch CNN's 1981 coverage of Space Shuttle Columbia launch - CNN VideoCNN reported on the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia on April 12, 1981 -- 41 years ago -- from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Watch original footage from the launch, when the spacecraft became the first reusable manned shuttle to travel into space.
Read more »
Video: Brooklyn New York suspect named by police - CNN VideoNew York City Police Department have officially named Frank James as a suspect in the subway shooting that injured more than 10 passengers Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday. Former CIA Director Andrew McCabe talks about how a 'person of interest' can become a 'suspect'.
Read more »