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U.S. grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren't the only reason
Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why.
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According to PBS News’s source item, U.S. grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren’t the only reason, Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why.
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