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Grocery Prices See Biggest Monthly Jump Since 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – New reporting from the Department of Labor revealed Thursday that consumer prices rose between July and August, marking the biggest month-over-month increase in food-at-home prices since 2022 — all at a time when nearly 90% of Americans are “stressed about the cost of groceries.”
Whether you’re in the grocery line, at the pharmacy, or paying rent, skyrocketing costs under Trump’s economic policies are making it harder to make ends meet. Nearly 9 in 10 Americans are stressed about affording groceries — but instead of easing their burden, the President is catering to corporate donors while pushing reckless trade policies.”
Accountable.US President Caroline Ciccone
Government data now confirms what working families have felt since January: Grocery bills are climbing fast. Beef, coffee, and other kitchen staples — prices are up across the board. These price increases are no accident. President Trump and Republicans in Congress pushed tariffs and a tax law that slashes SNAP to fund billionaire tax breaks, making it even harder for families to put meals on the table. Congressional Republicans continue to put billionaires first, leaving working people to pick up the tab.”
Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal
American families have felt the pressure of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. A recent report from Accountable.US revealed that Trump’s tariff policies are a driving factor for rising grocery costs by major retailers like Walmart, Costco, and Kroger. Grocery prices are expected to rise by an additional 3% in the short- and near-term as companies push the cost of tariffs onto customers.
DontInflateOurPlates.com connects those cost hikes directly to policy choices by Republicans in Congress and features real-time grocery price data, state-by-state price insights, and accessible storytelling that reveals how Trump’s tariffs and congressional Republicans’ economic agenda are raising costs for working-class families while funding tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.
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