Data Confirms What Consumers Already Know: Rising Prices Continue To Squeeze Working Families
September 12, 2025
September 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Data Confirms What Consumers Already Know: Rising Prices Continue To Squeeze Working Families
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As workers face a slow job market and sweeping layoffs, prices are up 2.9% across the board: That's 3.2% for food, 20.9% for coffee, 6.2% for electricity, 6% for used vehicles, and 4.2% for health care
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Yesterday, the . . .
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Data Confirms What Consumers Already Know: Rising Prices Continue To Squeeze Working Families
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As workers face a slow job market and sweeping layoffs, prices are up 2.9% across the board: That's 3.2% for food, 20.9% for coffee, 6.2% for electricity, 6% for used vehicles, and 4.2% for health care
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Yesterday, the . . .