80% of Americans say grocery costs have notably increased since the pandemic started, survey finds
80% of Americans say grocery costs have notably increased since the pandemic started, survey finds
New government data shows inflation is subsiding. But many consumers still report suffering sticker shock in their grocery store aisles.
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I guess the other 20% have someone else buy all their groceries for them
That was my first guess as well. People who are wealthy enough to both a) not be affected by it will generally be wealthy enough to not do their own shopping.
I was thinking more like people who live at home with their parents, and their parents buy the food. The top 20% of earners start at $80,000/year and those folks are certainly seeing the impact.
The top 20% of earners start at $80,000/year
Jeez...I knew it was bad. But I didn't realize it was that bad.
I'm not questioning or anything. Just interested in knowing where you got that number from.
Sure thing, I was quoting this article: https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/investing/are-you-upper-middle-class/
Bear in mind that's individual income. If you're looking at family income it's around 130k (per the latest census data).
My household makes more than that and the grocery prices are still hitting us hard. Went from spending ~$150/month to spending almost that much per week. We're not eating steaks or anything and we cook from scratch. It's wild.
It's one banana, Michael.
Could be folks that moved to an area where the prices are cheaper from when they came from. That has been the case for me.