No, it’s not just you. Prices are indeed going up.
Wholesale prices jumped last month by the most in nearly two years because of higher energy costs and the steepest rise in food prices in 36 years. The Producer Price Index rose a seasonally adjusted 1.6 percent in February, the Labor Department said Wednesday, double January’s 0.8 percent rise. At a glance, here is how Atlantans are feeling the pain.
IN ONE MONTH, PRICES ROSE BY ...
3.9%
Total food — the biggest one-month gain since 1974.
3.3%
Total energy — led by the rising cost of gasoline .
1%
Apparel — the biggest one-month rise in 21 years.
13.7%
Gas — U.S. average of $3.56 per gallon, up 43 cents.
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