Overview

• Fifty-three percent of U.S. adults report grocery expenses as a major source of stress, with another 33% saying they are a minor stressor
• Consumer Price Index data show food prices climbed 3% year-over-year, including a 2.4% rise in groceries and a 3.8% increase in dining-out costs
• From June 2024 to June 2025 every grocery category tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics saw price hikes, led by a 27.3% surge in egg prices
• About 30% of adults say they have used buy-now-pay-later services such as Afterpay or Klarna to cover essentials including groceries
• Lower-income households, women and Hispanic adults report higher levels of grocery-related anxiety than higher-income, male and white respondents