Today in Data: Costs Keep Climbing

inflation, consumer budgeting

Today in data, costs for things such as cars and food continue to rise, as does the number of people struggling to pay their bills.

Today in DataData

$45,844: Average transaction price for a new car in June, the highest on record

11%: Increase in food prices in May, according to the Bureau of Economic Activity (BEA)

4 in 10: Share of American consumers who live paycheck to paycheck and have trouble paying bills, up from ⅓ of consumers in that category last year

0.4%: Decline in personal expenditures in May (adjusted for inflation)