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Before you get too worried: > The Labor Department reports that the 2.6% jump in April food prices was the largest monthly increase in 46 years. Prices for mea
by jldugger 6y ago
Before you get too worried:
> The Labor Department reports that the 2.6% jump in April food prices was the largest monthly increase in 46 years. Prices for meats, poultry, fish and eggs increased the most, rising 4.3%.
- kayhi 6y agoThis statement worries me more in that this is a significant increase worth noting.
- jldugger 6y agoFood spending in general over the last 50+ years has represented an ever decreasing portion of US household budgets: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/02/389578089/your-grandparents-spent-more-of-their-money-on-food-than-you-do https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/02/389578089/yo...
- voisin 6y agoAnnualized rate?