Food Prices Up 80 Percent in 7 Years
In mid July 1946 food prices across 17 cities ran 80 percent higher than August 1939, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Houston showed the smallest rise at 64 percent, Memphis the largest at 94.6 percent, with New York 76.3 and Washington 75.1. Overall retail prices rose 5.8 percent since mid June, while food costs jumped 13.8 percent, described as the largest monthly food rise ever recorded.
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