“Grocery prices fall for first time in a year”

“Grocery prices fell on the whole in April for the first time in 12 months, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department.

Prices for food at home fell 0.2 percent in April, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, the closely watched inflation gauge. It was the first time food-at-home prices fell since April 2023 and followed several months of plateauing…”