Category: Groceries & Gas

Fewer sheets on the roll, fewer chips in the bag, same price at the register. How the government actually counts shrinkflation, and which aisles it hits.

May CPI: inflation hit 4.2 percent, driven by a 40 percent yearly jump in gasoline. Where prices are still climbing fastest, and where they’re falling.

AAA puts the true cost of a new car near $965 a month once depreciation, insurance, and fuel are counted. Here is where the money actually goes.

Regular gas averages about $4.49 heading into Memorial Day, up from $2.80 in January. What drove the spike, what EIA expects this summer, and what moves the pump price.

Eggs are down 39 percent while beef, coffee, and tomatoes climb. The new April CPI food tables, item by item, and where your grocery dollar goes furthest.