Just like everything else you’ve been buying,Halloween candy feels more expensive this year.
And naturally, it is.
If you’ve stocked up for trick-or-treaters, the receipts may indicate a very realand expensivetrend.
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That’s a major increase, especially considering standard groceries have only (only?
increased by about 6% due to inflation.
Especially since Halloween candy may only be increasing in price for the foreseeable future.
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This is the second year in a row that Halloween candy has increased in price by a double-digit percentage.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, Americans may be aware of their soon-to-increase holiday spending.
The Northeast, however, has even higher surging prices.
Don’t expect too many toothbrushes, apples, or other inferior candy substitutes.
Americans are still apparently treating their neighbors well.
Best of luck out there.
