Food Prices Soared in 2022, Americans Hope for Improvement in 2023

Food Prices Soared in 2022, Americans Hope for Improvement in 2023
Fruits are sold at a supermarket in New York on Dec. 14, 2022. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images
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Food prices soared in 2022, and so far there are few solutions on the horizon for 2023.

The latest Consumer Price Index Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that grocery prices increased 12 percent in the previous 12 months, far higher than the already elevated inflation rate.

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