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Egg prices skyrocket

아침 식료품 가격, 특히 계란 가격으로 인해 미국인들의 지갑이 크게 위축되고 있습니다.

또한 소비자 물가는 1년전에 비해 6.5%나 상승한 것으로 나타났습니다.

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This morning with grocery prices especially eggs putting a bigger dent in Americans wallets.

Analysts have high hopes for the new government report on inflation due out today.

It's expected to show consumer prices last month rose 6.5 percent compared to a year ago.

That's encouraging when compared to the 7.1 percent increase in November but not nearly enough relief for most shoppers.

Shopper 1: It's just too much.  It's too much.

Shopper 2: I don't want to buy any. I can't afford it.

Overall food prices rose about 12 percent in the last year but eggs have been a whole different story with prices more than doubling even tripling in some areas.

Shoppers at one store in New York reporting a carton of eggs now costs more than eleven dollars Restaurants say,  they can't keep up.

Brittany Granger:  Wee still get a case for about twenty seven dollars and now we're getting them for about 150 dollars.

It's not just inflation. The worst bird flu outbreak in years has taken a toll on the industry. coupled with high demand during the recent holiday baking season leading to shortages in some areas.

The Agriculture Department says bird flu has reduced the egg-laying hen population by more than 40 million .

Jack Chen: If the egg price is still so high we will have to increase the price again. 

Misty Seegraves: Last week I did a lot of custards and stuff like that.

So I didn't do any muffins because you have to find that that toss-up between what are we going to be able to offer. 

The good news is, some experts believe egg prices may have peaked but they're expected to remain high through Spring.

Andrea Fujii: As for the inflation report due out today if the news isn't good expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates yet again.

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