NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really
changing
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NPR set off to answer that question at the most popular retailer in
the United States. For six years, we have tracked the prices of dozens
of items at this very Walmart superstore. And here's what we learned
on our latest visit, in December.
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On average, prices ticked up 0.7% last year
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Big price increases are rarely followed by equally big price
decreases, historically. That's because seismic shifts in the global
economy cannot simply be undone.

For example, it still costs more than it did in 2019 to ship things
across the world. It costs more to fertilize soil where our food
grows, because Russia is one of the biggest exporters of fertilizer.
Prices have grown for paper and corrugated cardboard used in
packaging. President Biden has largely kept Trump's tariffs on Chinese
imports, which means U.S. companies are paying higher import fees --
and passing some of that cost on to shoppers.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/14/nx-s1-5241014/walmart-prices-npr-shopping-cart-2024

Trump walks back vow to lower grocery prices: 'It's very hard'
YouTube - TODAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ1uxBwjw3c

He lied again....

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