Today in Data: Inflation’s Long Reach

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$100 million: Amount by which Big Lots missed its sales plan for the quarter, as it blamed slowing sales on inflation.

$95: Average spending per grocery purchase in April, vs. $110 in March as inflation-wary shoppers shift their spending habits in search of lower prices.

43%: Increase in payment declines due to insufficient funds between March — when nearly half of all consumers earning more than $100,000 were living paycheck-to-paycheck — and April.

22%: Number of consumers who said cost was the most important reason for not adding a subscription service in March, up from 2% the previous month.