How Rising Grocery and Energy Prices Are Changing Household Budgets

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How Rising Grocery and Energy Prices Are Changing Household Budgets

If your paycheck feels like it’s stretching less far than it did a year ago, you’re not imagining it — and you’re not alone. The latest Consumer Price Index report puts annual inflation at 3.8 percent, a number that on paper sounds almost tame. But headline inflation is a blended average, and averages hide a lot. Underneath that 3.8 percent,…