Yogthos on Nostr: US workers in debt to buy groceries. The leap in grocery prices has outpaced the ...

US workers in debt to buy groceries. The leap in grocery prices has outpaced the historic 20% rise in living costs that followed the pandemic, squeezing households around the country and fuelling widespread economic and political discontent.

Across the country, Americans on average spent more than 11% of their incomes on food, including restaurant meals last year – a higher proportion than any time since 1991.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx002795738o