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Why Your Grocery Bill Feels High Even as Inflation Cools
Inflation has cooled from its peaks, but the Consumer Price Index remains stubbornly elevated at 3.2 percent year-over-year in August 2026. Lucas and Luna explore why your grocery bill feels heavier than the headlines suggest, focusing on the sticky prices of staples like eggs, dairy, and meat. With core CPI holding near 3.4 percent and wage growth lagging behind price increases, the gap between official metrics and daily spending is widening. We break down how supply chain bottlenecks in agriculture and persistent labor costs are keeping food inflation above the two percent target, even as…
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