Depending on the objects you have chosen, your child’s lunch sandwich can spend more than this school year as it was in 2024.
This is according to a new Report From Deloite that reflects the overall cost of homemade lunch, growing. According to Deloite, the average cost for a pack lunch is now $ 6.15, which is about 3% from $ 5.99 last year. Half of the voted parents voted by the survey stated that they hope that in 2024 this September will cost more lunch in this September.
The reason for the price increase, as the deliit report, because Has climbed the cost of grocery In recent years. Parents are now paying more for staples such as full milk, which is 7.8% a year ago for banana with the bureau of labor statistics data for July, which is 7.2%.
Consumer Price Index Report for JulyBLS released earlier this week, Show Total grocery prices are rising by 2.2% compared to last year.
Some foods are cheap
Not all food prices have increased; In fact, some foods are cheap this year. In terms of specific lunch items, CBS ‘Price Tracker Shows that the cost of white bread is actually 6% less than 2024.
While according to BLS data, the cost of US cheese since July 2024 is 0.7%, it is 2.6% below the previous month.
According to July CPI data, the Iceberg Latuce is 3.9% lower than a year ago, while Romain Latus costs 4.6% higher.
Tomato prices are also low. The cost of a vegetable in July is usually consumed as 7.8% per pound compared to a year ago.
Overall high stickers in supermarkets have been a major pressure point for Americans, half of which say that grocery items are one “Major” source of stress Right now in his life, according to a survey by Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
According to the delicate survey, in response to their anticipation of higher lunch prices, the carefuls planned to cut the name brands with name brands, to switch from brands, to choose cheap sandwich options and cut other domestic expenses to make more cash free for more cash for grocery items, in which 1,203 care of children of school-classes were voted.
Purchase of frugal food in the US is “generally one upward since October 2024,” found in the report, although it is still lower than its peak in 2023.
Cafeteria lunch crunch
This is not only brown bag lunch that can give more cost to families. Cafeteria lunch, which is cheaper than brown bag lunch, can also see an increase in price this year.
According to Tuesday’s CPI data, the price of food in primary and secondary schools is 3.3% from July last year. For inflation, US agriculture department Announced Last month, these national schools will have more money in lunch and school breakfast programs-which provide healthy, low cost or free food to children.
To ensure this, not everyone will pay the full price for cafeteria school lunch. In the Deloite survey, more than half of the respondents stated that their school provides free lunch regardless of income.
School food prices range from $ 2.95 to High School A for Primary School for Primary School. survey The school was found run by the Nutrition Association.