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- New Yorkers pay $63 more for a July 4 barbecue than they did last year.
- A 10-person barbecue now costs $295, up from $232.
- Barbecue essentials rose 31% across the five boroughs since last Independence Day.
- Hamburger meat and hot-dog ten-packs rose 29% and 20% to $18 per six-pack and $3 per ten-pack.
- Kraft singles, Heinz ketchup, and tomatoes jumped 67%, 40%, and 25% to $5, $5.60, and $2.50 respectively.
