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Consumer Price Hikes Cool a Bit in August

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Sep. 14, 2021

Consumer prices rose 5.3% year over year in August after climbing 5.4% for the 12 months ended in July. Retail beef prices are up 12.2% over August 2020 levels.

CPG

Consumer Sentiment Collapsed in August, Finds U of Mich. Survey

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 27, 2021

The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index fell 13.4% from July and is down 5.1% from August 2020.

Fresh Food

Another Record-Breaking Month for Wholesale Prices

By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 12, 2021

Processed and unprocessed food prices slid in July from June but remain largely above July 2020 levels. For the entire U.S. economy, wholesale prices climbed 7.8% year over year in July.

Retailers

CPI: Grocery Prices Up 2.6% vs. July 2020

By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 11, 2021

Prices for meat, poultry, fish and eggs continued their climb, as protein prices rose for the seventh month in a row.

Stores

Retail Mostly Flat as U.S. Economy Picked Up Steam in July

By Christine LaFave Grace on Aug. 06, 2021

The U.S. economy added 943,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4% as restaurants and bars saw big job gains. Food and beverage stores, meanwhile, lost 2,000 jobs after shedding 13,000 jobs in June.

Retailers

CPI: Grocery Prices Climbed Faster Than Restaurant Prices in June

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jul. 13, 2021

Food-at-home prices rose 0.8% for the month, up from 0.4% in May, as prices for beef and other proteins continued to trend higher.

Retailers

CPI: Grocery Price Hikes Slowed in April

By Christine LaFave Grace on May 12, 2021

With more U.S. consumers getting vaccinated and venturing out to more fully reopened restaurants, grocery stores' price increases slowed in April.

Retailers

One Suspect in Custody After King Soopers Shooting

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 22, 2021

Ten killed, including responding Boulder Police Department officer; police say there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Stores

Grocers, General-Merchandise Stores Added Jobs in February

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 05, 2021

Food and beverage stores posted modest job gains as general-merchandise stores recovered some of the jobs shed in January.

Retailers

Grocery Stores See Job Gains in January

By Christine LaFave Grace on Feb. 05, 2021

Food and beverage stores added more jobs in January than they did in December, according to BLS data, while warehousing and delivery jobs declined for the month.