Grocery prices in the US rise again

The latest edition of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a clear reflection of what many American consumers have been experiencing at the register. 

In its latest report, the government agency informed that food-at-home prices went up again in June, with grocery prices rising 0.2 percent compared to May. This is the fifth time the index has gone up in 2026.

The June prices are slightly higher than in the previous month, but it remains a conservative shift increase compared to April, when the CPI for groceries registered its highest spike of the year with a 0.7 percent increase. 

Produce prices keep climbing

Of the six food-at-home categories assessed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh produce and non-alcoholic beverages are the only ones that experienced a slight decline in the month of June, dropping by 0.2 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. 

However, fruits and vegetables have one of the highest accumulated year-on-year price rises among the assessed categories, with a 5.3 percent hike. 

Meanwhile, dairy, meats, poultry, and fish went slightly up in the month of June, but not nearly as much as eggs, which saw a staggering 4.3 percent increase. 

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