Silver Linings: Where Grocery Prices Offer Some Relief
Not all the news we have here brings doom. Two metro areas in the study experienced grocery price decreases over the past year. Boston saw the largest decline with prices dropping 0.7%, driven largely by large decreases in fruits and vegetables (-6.1%). Dallas-Fort Worth also experienced a slight overall decrease of 0.1%, with fruits and vegetables falling 5.6%. However, both cities still saw protein prices increase, with Boston up 5.7% and Dallas up 2.1%. For that reason, even in these relatively better-off markets, shoppers still face some category-specific challenges.
