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How TipTop Poultry Reduced Boiler Costs and Downtime
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Washers stand on display near the entrance to a Costco warehouse Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Sheridan, Colo.
Consumer Trends
Key Inflation Gauge Holds Mostly Steady, Though Core Inflation Ticks Higher
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Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
Consumer Trends
Consumer Sentiment Rises for 1st Time This Year as Inflation Remains Tame
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Empty shopping carts are collected from the parking lot at Walmart store in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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Massive Import Taxes Haven't Done Much Economic Damage Yet
The tariffs are the highest since the Great Depression.
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A shopper passes by a display of large-screen televisions in a Costco warehouse Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in east Denver.
Consumer Trends
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Tariff threats and government spending cuts have led to widespread uncertainty among consumers and businesses.
March 17, 2025
Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles, Feb. 19, 2025.
Consumer Trends
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New data showed that U.S. consumers slashed their spending by the most in four years.
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An empty shelf of free range eggs is seen at a Safeway, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Seattle.
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U.S. Inflation Worsened Last Month
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A shopper peruses cheese offerings at a Target store in Sheridan, Colo., Oct. 4, 2023.
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A feed truck is loaded at the Flood Brothers Farm, Clinton, Maine, April 1, 2024.
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How Immigrant Workers Helped Stave Off a Recession
An influx of foreign-born adults vastly raised the supply of available labor.
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Stuart Dryden reaches for an item at a grocery store, Feb. 21, 2024, Arlington, Va.
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Consumers Are Pushing Back Against Price Increases — and Winning
The trend could make this bout of inflation markedly different than those in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Heinz tomato ketchup is displayed in a Target store in Upper Saint Clair, Pa., on Friday, July 7, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department releases the producer price index for August, an indicator of inflation at the wholesale level.
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Wholesale Price Inflation Accelerates
Wholesale prices are still rising more slowly than consumer costs.
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