Numerator, which tracks U.S. retail prices through sales receipts, online account activity and other information from a panel of 200,000 shoppers, did not include food in its analysis for the AP.

But your veggie plate may cost more if you stock up on cauliflower and broccoli, both up 1.2%, and baby carrots, which are up 1.9%. Cherry tomatoes cost more this year, too, up 3.7% from last year.

Staffing shortages have forced the U.S. federal government to scale back the price checks it uses to calculate the inflation rate. Economists are warning that could lead to less accurate cost-of ...

Leo Feler, Numerator’s chief economist, offered a few theories for why buying all that stuff cost 11% less last month than it did in June 2023, when the average cost reached a high of $966, and ...

Leo Feler, Numerator’s chief economist, offered a few theories for why buying all that stuff cost 11% less last month than it did in June 2023, when the average cost reached a high of $966, and ...