Inflation Alert! Memorial Day barbecue 'essentials' have JUMPED 28% since last year. Even long weekends getting squeezed by inflation.
![r/Superstonk - Inflation Alert! Memorial Day barbecue 'essentials' have JUMPED 28% since last year. Even long weekends getting squeezed by inflation.](https://preview.redd.it/iqivxegf922b1.png?width=1501&format=png&auto=webp&s=a85f4e5de6a870e1558b111abe87d4a914ca877b)
Source: https://datasembly.com/grocery-price-index/
![r/Superstonk - Inflation Alert! Memorial Day barbecue 'essentials' have JUMPED 28% since last year. Even long weekends getting squeezed by inflation.](https://preview.redd.it/qc4j79og922b1.png?width=1508&format=png&auto=webp&s=0833f7898f121dfcb4caa7997b167993fa9b0802)
Datasembly found that barbecue staples are more expensive than they were last year, with condiment prices leading the charge. The price of a 32-ounce bottle of ketchup has increased 28% since this time last year, going from $4.08 to $5.22, and a 20-ounce container of mustard has risen 13.04%, from $2.07 to $2.34.
![r/Superstonk - Inflation Alert! Memorial Day barbecue 'essentials' have JUMPED 28% since last year. Even long weekends getting squeezed by inflation.](https://preview.redd.it/arcgtirp922b1.png?width=1047&format=png&auto=webp&s=e6e4fe17c3b3ab045f0dbfb7b326b234ebb2687b)
![r/Superstonk - Inflation Alert! Memorial Day barbecue 'essentials' have JUMPED 28% since last year. Even long weekends getting squeezed by inflation.](https://preview.redd.it/fhp9upht922b1.png?width=1020&format=png&auto=webp&s=d31dd1ea2158abb6e911cf8f33ba2713a93200bd)
TLDRS:
- Memorial Day weekend is 28% more expensive than last year for 'essentials'
![r/Superstonk - Inflation Alert! Memorial Day barbecue 'essentials' have JUMPED 28% since last year. Even long weekends getting squeezed by inflation.](https://preview.redd.it/928jgc50a22b1.png?width=610&format=png&auto=webp&s=870728e2d3f613d243e8d0dfaff87a42ef43080c)