25% since 2007 seems realistic, 100%, not so much.
This chart is just food and beverages.
Plus I get a 10% senior discount on the Kroger brand and pay no sales tax on food in Texas. $1.79 net versus $3.99 on a $50/week grocery budget is a no-brainer. You buy what you can afford.
I really don't know which pricing I posted to which he objected. All those prices are consistent with what I have paid in 2007 and what I have paid in 2015.
Everything is up nearly 100%. He probably makes so much money that it hasn't hurt him enough to notice how much everything has gone up.
Anyone on a budget is well aware of it.
25% since 2007 seems realistic, 100%, not so much.
This chart is just food and beverages.
I'll stick my nose in here - Albeit that I won't exactly support your 100% figure (I can't because my buying habits are effected, and thus are not comparable). Costs are way up. I am tightly budgeted and the past four years have been increase over increase for less and less product. But that has driven me to staple goods and canned goods, and toward the generic and bulk... And far away from convenience and luxury foods. I now scratch build almost everything I eat, and it is all simple fare, with very few goodies or treats. Even things like lunch meats and bread are rare purchases.
And bread is a good example - Used to be I could find a good, medium-quality (top shelf, but not designer) loaf for under two bucks, now it's often over four. Instead, I buy the staple goods and make my own bread at less than a buck and a quarter a loaf.
So while I can't explicitly defend your figure, I am most certainly in agreement with you.
(and yes, store bought milk is pushing $4/gal here in cattle country too)