They keep telling everyone inflation is “cooling” while the numbers keep jumping the moment you look closely.
This is why the hawks on the Fed are screaming no rate cut.
Most recent food inflation data from Consumer Edge. Highly respected.
Food inflation costs are surging. Up from 2.8% to 3.2% as of November 9th. We were in the 1’s this summer pic.twitter.com/HOpe9fFH1z
— QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 13, 2025
The costs that are “WAY down” are… NOT.
Coffee: UP 18.9%
Utilities: UP 11.7%
Electricity: UP 5.1%
Vehicles: UP 11.5% https://t.co/QO0c03lgTw— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 13, 2025
🚨BREAKING: DECEMBER RATE CUT ODDS DROP!
The probability of a December rate cut has fallen below 50%, down from 65% earlier — a sharp shift following the White House statement. pic.twitter.com/IK1oeJbJ4o
— Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) November 13, 2025
The all-items Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of economy-wide inflation, increased 0.3 percent from July 2025 to August 2025 and was up 2.9 percent from August 2024.
Food prices rose faster than overall inflation. The CPI for all food increased 0.4 percent from July 2025 to August 2025. Food prices in August 2025 were 3.2 percent higher than in August 2024.
The level of food price inflation varies depending on whether the food was purchased for consumption at home or away from home:
- The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI increased 0.4 percent from July 2025 to August 2025 and was 2.7 percent higher than in August 2024.
- The food-away-from-home (restaurant and other foodservice purchases) CPI increased 0.3 percent from July 2025 to August 2025 and was 3.9 percent higher than in August 2024.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings