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Why Grocery Margins Are Rising Faster Than CPI
In Episode 77 of Inflation Explained, Lucas and Luna examine why grocery store margins are climbing even as headline CPI moderates. With the latest PCE data showing core inflation at 3.4%, they unpack how companies like Kroger and Walmart are using 'margin recapture' — quietly raising prices faster than costs to recover profits lost during the pandemic supply-chain crunch. Lucas explains the difference between cost-push and profit-push inflation, and why the Fed can't easily target the latter. Luna questions whether this is a structural shift or a temporary lag. The episode…
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