Grocery Store Inflation Soars at Fastest Pace in 43 Years

People shop for produce at a store in Rosemead, Calif., on June 28, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Inflation continues to pinch Americans’ wallets and poses a political dilemma for President Joe Biden, with consumers feeling the pain, especially in the cost of food bought in supermarkets and grocery stores.

While America’s overall annual inflation rate came in at 8.3 percent in August, according to Sept. 13 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), prices in the “food at home” category soared at the fastest pace in 43 years.