A grocery bill gut punch




Marketplace show

Summary: <p>The August consumer price index shows that the cost of food at home was up 13.5% over the same period last year. That’s the largest annual increase since 1979, and higher energy prices, drought and the war in Ukraine all factor in. Also on today’s show: mortgage boycotts in China, stagnant household income in the U.S. and the tech that’s replacing business cards.</p>