In January 2024, the 12-month inflation rate for food items in the United States was at 3.1 percent. That month, baby food prices increased by 8.7 percent compared to January 2023. Inflation for sugar and sweets saw an increase at 4.4 percent. On the other hand, eggs showed a decrease in price of close to 29 percent over the same period.
Year-over-year inflation rate of selected food items in the United States in January 2024, by category
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 13, 2024). Year-over-year inflation rate of selected food items in the United States in January 2024, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304325/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us-food/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Year-over-year inflation rate of selected food items in the United States in January 2024, by category." Chart. February 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304325/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us-food/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Year-over-year inflation rate of selected food items in the United States in January 2024, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304325/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us-food/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Year-over-year Inflation Rate of Selected Food Items in The United States in January 2024, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304325/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us-food/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Year-over-year inflation rate of selected food items in the United States in January 2024, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304325/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us-food/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Year-over-year inflation rate of selected food items in the United States in January 2024, by category [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304325/unadjusted-monthly-inflation-rate-in-the-us-food/
