Food inflation is running at an annualized rate of 6.1 percent as of April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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A box of crackers has jumped from $0.69 a year ago to $1.25. That is a tad more the annualized 6.1%Food inflation is running at an annualized rate of 6.1 percent as of April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A jar of peanuts has jumped from $1.99 to $2.50. That is about 24%, which causes me to wonder what items made up that annyalized 6.1% number.
A box of powered milk mix has jumped from $3.99 to $6.99. According to my calculator, that is a 75% increase.
Fruit pies, from $0.25 to $0.33 to $0.40.
We have turned to sliced, fried Spam instead of bacon most days. At $3.00 for 12 oz, we can’t afford to feed a family of 7 two packs of bacon at a time. I try to not include so much pork, but we are southern. Cholesterol is a given, hehe.