Halloween 2015 to scare consumers with rising candy prices
Halloween will be giving consumers a fright this year, and right in the goodie bag. While Bloomberg Business is reporting the Federal Reserve will most likely keep policy rates close to zero at this weekโs meeting, those calling for raising rates have a holiday-themed statistic to rely upon: trick-or-treat candy prices are expected to rise. Candy and chewing gum prices โ a subset of the Consumer Price Index โ will be up 4.2 percent over last year, according to a…
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