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At Home vs Eating Out, What Happened to Food Prices this Month?
• Mish TalkMonth-Over-Month CPI Food Categories, data from BLS, chart by Mish
Six CPI Food Items Percent Changes
Meat, Fish, Poultry, Eggs: -1.6%
Cereals and Bakery: -0.5%
Fruits and Vegetables: -0.4%
Dairy: -0.2%
Food and Beverage: -0.1%
Nonalcoholic Beverages: +0.4%
Despite mostly big declines, food and beverages were only down 0.1 percent. That category includes food at home and food away from home.