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Damocles said:
It doesn't help that he has the Tariff's backwards. Tariff the end product, not the necessary items needed for production. Example. Trump has tariffs on Steel at 50%, while the cars coming in are tariffed at 25%, you save money by manufacturing the whole item elsewhere then bringing it here, than we do paying a tariff on the steel and then building the car here...
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Trump uses tariffs as a strongman tool. Sometimes they work, and when they don't, it can become a disaster. I trust Scott Bessent on this far more than Trump.
Personally, I am not a fan of tariffs and feel the government should not tariff anything and quietly move its purchases to countries that do the same.
 
Lionfish said:
Trump uses tariffs as a strongman tool. Sometimes they work, and when they don't, it can become a disaster. I trust Scott Bessent on this far more than Trump.
Personally, I am not a fan of tariffs and feel the government should not tariff anything and quietly move its purchases to countries that do the same.
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Indeed.
 
Lionfish said:
No. Fewer restrictions should mean lower prices.
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But they don't.

Are grocery prices generally higher than one year ago?

Yes — grocery prices today are generally higher than they were one year ago, based on the most recent federal inflation data.

Grocery prices year‑over‑year​

The food‑at‑home index (the official measure of grocery prices) rose 2.4% from December 2024 to December 2025.
That means the average American grocery basket cost about 2–3% more than it did a year earlier.

Details from federal data​

  • Overall food inflation: +3.1% year‑over‑year
  • Grocery prices (food at home): +2.4%
  • Restaurant prices (food away from home): +4.1%

Category‑level changes​

Some grocery categories rose more than others:
CategoryYear‑over‑year change
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs+3.9%
Cereals & bakery+1.5%
Fruits & vegetables+0.5%
Nonalcoholic beverages+5.1%
Dairy–0.9% (one of the few declines)
So while most grocery categories increased, a few (like dairy) actually fell.

Bottom line​

Yes — grocery prices are higher than a year ago, but the increase is modest compared to the big spikes of 2021–2022. The current trend is slow, steady inflation rather than a surge.
 
Jake Starkey said:
But they don't.

Are grocery prices generally higher than one year ago?

Yes — grocery prices today are generally higher than they were one year ago, based on the most recent federal inflation data.

Grocery prices year‑over‑year​

The food‑at‑home index (the official measure of grocery prices) rose 2.4% from December 2024 to December 2025.
That means the average American grocery basket cost about 2–3% more than it did a year earlier.

Details from federal data​

  • Overall food inflation: +3.1% year‑over‑year
  • Grocery prices (food at home): +2.4%
  • Restaurant prices (food away from home): +4.1%

Category‑level changes​

Some grocery categories rose more than others:
CategoryYear‑over‑year change
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs+3.9%
Cereals & bakery+1.5%
Fruits & vegetables+0.5%
Nonalcoholic beverages+5.1%
Dairy–0.9% (one of the few declines)
So while most grocery categories increased, a few (like dairy) actually fell.

Bottom line​

Yes — grocery prices are higher than a year ago, but the increase is modest compared to the big spikes of 2021–2022. The current trend is slow, steady inflation rather than a surge.
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Grocery prices are not the same as the government mandating how a car is to be built.
 
Damocles said:
It doesn't help that he has the Tariff's backwards. Tariff the end product, not the necessary items needed for production. Example. Trump has tariffs on Steel at 50%, while the cars coming in are tariffed at 25%, you save money by manufacturing the whole item elsewhere then bringing it here, than we do paying a tariff on the steel and then building the car here...
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Which costs more the car or the steel in the car? Which would cost more a 50 tariff on 2000 lbs of steel or 25% tariff of a 35K car. Or better yet buy America steel and make the car here. Zero tariffs.
 
Jake Starkey said:
But they don't.

Are grocery prices generally higher than one year ago?

Yes — grocery prices today are generally higher than they were one year ago, based on the most recent federal inflation data.

Grocery prices year‑over‑year​

The food‑at‑home index (the official measure of grocery prices) rose 2.4% from December 2024 to December 2025.
That means the average American grocery basket cost about 2–3% more than it did a year earlier.

Details from federal data​

  • Overall food inflation: +3.1% year‑over‑year
  • Grocery prices (food at home): +2.4%
  • Restaurant prices (food away from home): +4.1%

Category‑level changes​

Some grocery categories rose more than others:
CategoryYear‑over‑year change
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs+3.9%
Cereals & bakery+1.5%
Fruits & vegetables+0.5%
Nonalcoholic beverages+5.1%
Dairy–0.9% (one of the few declines)
So while most grocery categories increased, a few (like dairy) actually fell.

Bottom line​

Yes — grocery prices are higher than a year ago, but the increase is modest compared to the big spikes of 2021–2022. The current trend is slow, steady inflation rather than a surge.
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U.S. food prices rose by 23.6 percent from 2020 to 2024​

 
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