Prices Rising at the Grocery Store

Prices continue to rise in grocery stores… According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the year ending in March, prices rose 8.8% which is the largest increase since 1981. As for the items that went up in price, flour jumped 14.2%, milk rose 13.3%, eggs went up 11.2% as well as fruits, vegetables, bacon and butter. Foods that went down in price include doughnuts, peanut butter and ham which all declined less than 2%.