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Grocery prices in the United States have gone down

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This claim is false. According to Food Price Outlook by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the CPI (Consumer Price Index) increased by 0.3% from July 2025 to August 2025. Recently since the summer of 2025, prices have gradually gone up instead of down. In 2026, it's expected to continue to grow, the hope of grocery prices going down is very slim. 

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings
 

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I found this claim to be untrue. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the consumer price index (CPI) for all food-at-home (grocery store food) increased by 2.7% from August 2024 to August 2025 (USDA). The price of restaurant food has also increased in the past year, by 3.9%. While the prices of certain items may have decreased, the overall majority of food prices are rising steadily. Food prices are rising faster than the rate of overall inflation. Since the pandemic in 2020, grocery prices have risen by almost 29% (NPR) and are expected to reach record highs in 2026, and increase by an additional 2.7%.

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