AP market basket survey shows rising grocery bills in 1973
PROTISE COOK reports Voffee takes blame for Charpagee ime peasns as market choppers face faster grocery bill growth in the first half of 1973. An AP random survey across 13 cities on March 1 and follow ups through July shows prices up 9 percent Jan 1 to July 1, with coffee removed reducing six month gain to 1.4 percent. In 1976 the six month rise was 1 percent when excluding coffee.
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Coffee takes blame for sharp rise in grocery prices
The report notes a general uptick in the market basket across nine cities with only four down. May to June saw higher prices for pork chops and hot dogs, offset by lower sugar and eggs. Hog prices rose, while overall farm prices fell for the first monthly decline in seven months.
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