Food costs spiked in December while gas prices cooled. Here’s the latest look at consumer expenses.
- Posted on January 20, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Food costs spiked in December while gas prices cooled. Here’s the latest look at consumer expenses.
The Tribune is tracking 11 everyday costs for Americans — eggs, milk, bread, bananas, oranges, tomatoes, chicken, ground beef, gasoline, electricity and natural gas — and how they are changing, or …
