Americans paid 4.3% more for meats, poultry, fish and eggs, the report said, while egg prices alone spiked 16.1%.
Grocery store prices saw the highest month-to-month jump in more than 40 years as waves of Americans stocked up on provisions and hunkered down in April.on Tuesday, and the data revealed a 2.6% spike in supermarket prices last month led by higher costs for meat and eggs.
Fruits and vegetable prices ticked up 1.5%. Breakfast cereal and bakery products were 2.9% more expensive in April. The higher prices on supermarket goods comes in the wake of increased demand, supply chain disruptions and factory shutdowns due to the COVID-19 crisis, which was declared a pandemic two months ago.
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