FOR the second year in a row, US shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in the candy aisle. Candy and gum prices are up an average of 13 percent this month compared to last October, more than double the 6 percent increase in all grocery prices, according to Datasembly, a retail price tracker. That's on top of a 14 percent increase in candy and gum prices in October 2022.
TRICK, NO TREAT An assortment of Halloween candy is shown in this photo taken on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in New York. This is the second Halloween US shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in candies traditionally handed out as treats with prices up by 13 percent. AP PHOTO