1st Chump lie
Words to the effect of 'Right now, grocery prices are going down'.
Then I suggest looking this link over, especially it's charts;
Food Inflation in the United States (1968-2025)
The average price of food in the United States rose by 2.9% in the 12 months ending January, after posting an annual increase of 3.1% for December, according to the latest inflation data published February 13, 2026, by the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). As recently as...
www.usinflationcalculator.com
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The third chart down shows a jump from 1.8 in 2019 to 3.9 in 2020 - thank you COVID.
Then it shows a jump to 6.3 for 2021 and 10.4 for 2022
The a drop to 2.7 for 2023, with 2.5 for 2024
So far in 2025 it shows 3.1
Two things to consider;
1) These are percentages of change, +/-, and accumulate atop each other. Hence the total change for 2020 through 2022 is 20.6% INCREASE. Add on 2023 & 2024 for the "Biden term" and we have 25.8%.
2) In perspective to the above, 3.1% for 2025 is a drop in the rate/percentage of increase compared to 2020-2024, but no where near a "real decline".*
* The next table down on this link shows monthly through the year from 1968 to present. Chart won't copy-paste per my skills but is worth a look. Here's the preface;
Table: Food Inflation by Month and Year
The below table shows the percent increase or decrease in food prices on an annual basis by month and calendar year. Since figures below are 12-month periods, look to the December column to find the overall change in food prices by calendar year. The last column, "Ave," shows the average rate of increase or decrease in food prices by year.
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The yearly averages match closely to the above. There are very few months with a negative percentage, decrease, change in food prices.