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‘I pay a lot more for fewer and fewer items’: five US shoppers on their food budgets

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What happened

Guardian readers share how much they spend on food and the changes they’ve had to made in response to rising prices While campaigning for re-election in 2024, Donald Trump stood in front of a table full of groceries – bags of flour, cartons of eggs,…

Key facts

  • Guardian readers share how much they spend on food and the changes they’ve had to made in response to rising prices While campaigning for re-election in 2024, Donald Trump stood in front of a table full of groceries – bags of flour, cartons of eggs,…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:18 UTC.

Why it matters

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