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At Home vs Eating Out, What Happened to Food Prices this Month?

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Month-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.


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