April Consumer Report Shows Inflation Might Be Cooling

WBZ NewsRadio’s Jim MacKay reports.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
It wasn't just the price of eggs that saw dip
in April. Meat, poultry, and fish all saw price declines.
But are shoppers noticing when they get that receipt at
the checkout line.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
It's only changed a little bit since January, and that's
not far off.

Speaker 3 (00:13):
It's changed the last couple of months.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
Shoppers at the market, basket and handover say there has
been some changes, but still not enough. And then there's
shoppers like Gary on a restricted diet. He's going to
buy certain items no matter what.

Speaker 3 (00:25):
No I gotta buy him anyhow, so it don't matter
when it.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
Comes to his groceries. No cost is too much.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
I think about stuff like that, you go crazy.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
We're still in a waiting game with some potential tariffs,
but for now, egg supplies and prices are heading in
the right direction. So for people like Molly who.

Speaker 3 (00:40):
Bake a lot, oh, I'm loving

Speaker 1 (00:41):
It and hanover Jim MCKAWVZ, Boston's news radio