Grocery Prices Keep Rising. Frustrated Consumers Are Trying to Adapt.
During a recent trip to the supermarket, Kelvin Lin was surprised to see that the price of a rib-eye steak had jumped to $32.99 a pound.
It had been several dollars cheaper two weeks earlier, he said.
Lin, a 33-year-old software engineer who lives in New York City, complained to the butcher but ended up buying the steak anyway. "It feels terrible," he said.
Inflation in the grocery aisle is picking up, and stinging consumers. Consumers said they are cutting back on purchases, stockpiling certain foods or exploring more-affordable stores...
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