US Inflation Drives Utility And Food Prices

U.S. consumer-price data show electricity bills for about 143 million metered households rose 6.7% annually during the first year of President Trump’s second term, leaving December 2025 electric bills roughly 40% higher than February 2020. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also shows ground beef averaged $6.69 per pound in December 2025, up 72% since February 2020, underscoring sustained post-2020 cost pressures that continue to drive affordability concerns for households.
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