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  • Retail food price inflation varied across U.S. metro areas in 2023
    4/15/2024
    Retail food price inflation varied across U.S. metro areas in 2023
  • ERS Food Price Outlook forecasts converged on actual food price changes in 2023
    2/14/2024
    ERS Food Price Outlook forecasts converged on actual food price changes in 2023
  • Retail food price inflation subsided across categories in 2023
    1/25/2024
    Retail food price inflation subsided across categories in 2023
  • Lower prices for apples, butter, and eggs slice the cost of a Thanksgiving pie in 2023
    11/20/2023
    Lower prices for apples, butter, and eggs slice the cost of a Thanksgiving pie in 2023
  • Most food categories experienced lower midyear inflation in 2023 compared with 2022
    7/26/2023
    Most food categories experienced lower midyear inflation in 2023 compared with 2022
  • Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 10 cents from 2022
    6/27/2023
    Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 10 cents from 2022
  • ERS’ Food Price Outlook forecasts enhanced with midpoints and prediction intervals
    2/23/2023
    ERS’ Food Price Outlook forecasts enhanced with midpoints and prediction intervals
  • Inflation of wheat-based product prices outpaced overall food price inflation in 2022
    2/15/2023
    Inflation of wheat-based product prices outpaced overall food price inflation in 2022
  • Food-at-home prices experienced year-over-year increases as high as 13.5 percent in August 2022
    2/14/2023
    Food-at-home prices experienced year-over-year increases as high as 13.5 percent in August 2022
  • The 2022 retail fruits and vegetables price prediction interval contained the actual percent change beginning in March
    2/14/2023
    The 2022 retail fruits and vegetables price prediction interval contained the actual percent change beginning in March
  • As new information became known, the 2022 forecast for food-at-home prices converged with the actual percent change by the end of the year
    2/14/2023
    As new information became known, the 2022 forecast for food-at-home prices converged with the actual percent change by the end of the year
  • ERS’ Food Price Outlook forecasts now include midpoints and are reported in intervals that vary by food category
    2/14/2023
    ERS’ Food Price Outlook forecasts now include midpoints and are reported in intervals that vary by food category
  • Retail food price inflation in 2022 surpassed 2021 rates in most categories
    1/26/2023
    Retail food price inflation in 2022 surpassed 2021 rates in most categories
  • Baking ingredient prices rose in 2022
    12/13/2022
    Baking ingredient prices rose in 2022
  • Rising food costs baked into Thanksgiving pies in 2022, no matter how you slice it
    11/22/2022
    Rising food costs baked into Thanksgiving pies in 2022, no matter how you slice it
  • Rising costs have percolated through to coffee prices in 2022
    9/29/2022
    Rising costs have percolated through to coffee prices in 2022
  • All food categories experienced higher inflation through July in 2022 compared with 2021
    8/25/2022
    All food categories experienced higher inflation through July in 2022 compared with 2021
  • Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 21 cents from 2021
    6/29/2022
    Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 21 cents from 2021
  • Retail food price inflation varies across U.S. metro areas
    5/23/2022
    Retail food price inflation varies across U.S. metro areas
  • Food prices were below overall inflation in 2021
    2/23/2022
    Food prices were below overall inflation in 2021
  • 2021 retail food price inflation continued at same pace as 2020, but varied among food categories
    1/28/2022
    2021 retail food price inflation continued at same pace as 2020, but varied among food categories
  • Wheat and wheat flour prices surge, while prices remain stable for bread, cereal, and bakery products
    1/3/2022
    Wheat and wheat flour prices surge, while prices remain stable for bread, cereal, and bakery products
  • Apple pie takes a larger slice of Thanksgiving food budgets in 2021
    11/22/2021
    Apple pie takes a larger slice of Thanksgiving food budgets in 2021
  • Most food categories have experienced slower price increases in 2021 compared with 2020
    7/28/2021
    Most food categories have experienced slower price increases in 2021 compared with 2020
  • Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 11 cents from 2019
    6/29/2021
    Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 11 cents from 2019
  • Costs of major foodborne illnesses in the United States increased to $17.6 billion in 2018
    6/21/2021
    Costs of major foodborne illnesses in the United States increased to $17.6 billion in 2018
  • Medical care inflation outpaced overall U.S. inflation and income growth, 2013-18
    3/19/2021
    Medical care inflation outpaced overall U.S. inflation and income growth, 2013-18
  • Inflation in value of preventing deaths accounted for 76 percent of total inflation in the economic cost of 15 U.S. foodborne illnesses, 2013-18
    3/19/2021
    Inflation in value of preventing deaths accounted for 76 percent of total inflation in the economic cost of 15 U.S. foodborne illnesses, 2013-18
  • Costs of 15 major foodborne illnesses in the United States totaled $17.6 billion in 2018
    3/19/2021
    Costs of 15 major foodborne illnesses in the United States totaled $17.6 billion in 2018
  • Inflation-driven change in costs of U.S. foodborne illnesses varied substantially across pathogens, 2013-18
    3/19/2021
    Inflation-driven change in costs of U.S. foodborne illnesses varied substantially across pathogens, 2013-18
  • Five pathogens caused most foodborne illness costs in United States
    3/19/2021
    Five pathogens caused most foodborne illness costs in United States
  • Food-at-home prices increased in all major food categories, except fresh fruits, in 2020
    2/17/2021
    Food-at-home prices increased in all major food categories, except fresh fruits, in 2020
  • Retail food price inflation rate likely to decrease in 2021
    2/17/2021
    Retail food price inflation rate likely to decrease in 2021
  • Food-at-home price inflation varies across U.S. metro areas
    1/13/2021
    Food-at-home price inflation varies across U.S. metro areas
  • Retail prices for nearly all food-at-home categories up in June 2020 compared with June 2019
    12/29/2020
    Retail prices for nearly all food-at-home categories up in June 2020 compared with June 2019
  • As of August, food-at-home prices in 2020 were above 2019 levels
    9/30/2020
    As of August, food-at-home prices in 2020 were above 2019 levels