Inflation Caused 18 Percent of Americans to Skip Meals or Not Buy Groceries: Survey

Inflation Caused 18 Percent of Americans to Skip Meals or Not Buy Groceries: Survey
As high inflation continues, financial markets have dropped, and recession is not yet visible, so rate hikes are expected to continue. Bill Cox/The Epoch Times
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High inflation rates have forced almost a fifth of the U.S. population to limit their food purchases, and meal intake, according to a new survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute.

In the past 12 months, 40 percent of American households received food from a food bank, while 40 percent stopped buying healthier foods, states a news release on Oct. 25. While 18 percent of Americans did not buy groceries or chose to skip meals due to high inflation, this number rose to 23 percent among millennials and 28 percent among Gen Z.
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