# Inflation: Grocery prices ticked up slightly in August, but egg prices continued falling

> US consumer prices rose 0.2% month over month in August for groceries, with food at home up 3.0% year over year. Egg prices continued to fall, while the meats, poultry, fish and eggs category was one of the main drivers of food inflation.

- Date: 2023-09-13 · published 2023-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34103-inflation-grocery-prices-ticked-up-slightly-in-august-but-egg-prices-continued
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Retail price data reflects the broader consumer picture rather than a new supply or demand shift for feed ingredients, so the direct effect on feed commodity prices is minimal.

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-grocery-prices-ticked-up-slightly-in-august-but-egg-prices-continued-falling-151950291.html

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