The Gap Between Menu Prices & Grocery Prices Grew In May

The rate of overall consumer inflation, including the core index, slowed in May, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But menu-price gains continued to outpace prices for food-at-home, widening the gap in relative increases between the two year-over-year to 2.5 points. Food-away-from-home prices rose 0.5% month-over-month in May and are…