Consumers and Food Price Inflation

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

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Provides information on measuring food price changes and how such changes relate to U.S. consumers. Reviews consumer demand, CPI, and consumer income and expenditures. Discusses recent food price i...

Provides information on measuring food price changes and how such changes relate to U.S. consumers. Reviews consumer demand, CPI, and consumer income and expenditures. Discusses recent food price inflation and the effect of high prices. Includes tables and graphs.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 09-R4-0545a in the 2009 issue.

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