Story perspectives

Grocery Prices Up 0.7% as Diesel Rockets 61%

5/13/2026

Summary

Story summary

Grocery store prices rose 0.7% in April, the biggest monthly gain in four years.
Food-at-home costs jumped 2.9% in April, strongest rise since August 2023, veg up 44% and coffee up 22%.
Diesel fuel rose 61%, prompting Sparrow Market vendors in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to add surcharges.
Card spending rose 4.8% in April, with lower-income families cutting discretionary purchases, higher-income families keeping spending, and inflation (3.8%) outpacing wage growth (3.6%).

1 of 1

Story summary

Grocery store prices rose 0.7% in April, the biggest monthly gain in four years.
Food-at-home costs jumped 2.9% in April, strongest rise since August 2023, veg up 44% and coffee up 22%.
Diesel fuel rose 61%, prompting Sparrow Market vendors in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to add surcharges.
Card spending rose 4.8% in April, with lower-income families cutting discretionary purchases, higher-income families keeping spending, and inflation (3.8%) outpacing wage growth (3.6%).