Floridians Buying Less Food, Cutting Spending Due to Inflation: Survey

People shop for groceries at a supermarket in Glendale, Calif., on Jan. 12, 2022. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Floridians are cutting back on food spending as well as nonessential items amid recent price hikes and surging inflation, according to the latest statewide survey from the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI).

The online survey was conducted May 20–22 with over 530 respondents in the Sunshine State, FAU BEPI said.