In other economic developments, new government statistics confirm what many grocery store shoppers already know: food prices are soaring. In the past year, the price of milk has risen 17 percent. Rice, pasta and bread prices have jumped over 12 percent. And the price of eggs has risen by 25 percent. It is the highest grocery inflation since the early 1990s.
Food Prices Continue to Rise
HeadlineMar 17, 2008