In 2007, the United States experienced the biggest jump in food
prices in 17 years (The Wallstreet Journal, April 1, 2008). A
variety of reasons led to this result, including rising demand for
meat and dairy products in emerging overseas markets, increased
used of grains for alternative fuels, and bad weather in some parts
of the world. A survey compared prices in $ of selected products at
grocery stores in the Boston area. The dataset is available under:
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