📈 **食品价格显著上涨**：8月份，美国“家庭食品”价格涨幅为2022年8月以来最大，具体表现为咖啡上涨21.7%，未烹饪牛排上涨16.6%，鸡蛋上涨10.9%，以及苹果、糖果、培根、果汁、冷冻海鲜、香蕉、橙子、罐头水果和鸡肉等普遍涨价，显示出通胀对日常必需品的影响。

🚗 **多领域价格普涨**：除了食品，服装、音响产品、汽车零部件、家具和新车的价格在8月份均有所上升，能源价格也出现了0.7%的增长。这表明通胀并非局限于单一行业，而是呈现出广泛性的特征，对消费者整体的购买力构成压力。

📉 **通胀压力与美联储决策**：当前通胀水平远高于美联储设定的2%目标，加之劳动力市场疲软（失业救济金申请人数升至2021年10月以来最高，今年净增就业人数几乎为零），使得美联储在制定利率政策时面临两难。市场普遍预测美联储可能在本月降息，以应对经济放缓和通胀压力。

🏙️ **地区性通胀差异**：通胀的影响在不同城市表现不一。根据WalletHub的报告，坦帕（佛罗里达州）、圣迭戈（加利福尼亚州）和费城是通胀最为严重的三个大都市区，这可能与当地的经济结构和消费模式有关。

August data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a sharp increase in grocery prices.Grocery prices jumped the most in August since 2022, driving up the cost of coffee, beef, and eggs.Inflation exceeds the Federal Reserve's 2% target, complicating rate decisions amid job market woes.

Tariffs are showing up for items on your shopping list.

A Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Thursday shows broad-based price increases across tariff-sensitive goods. In August, the price of the "food at home" category saw the largest monthly gain since August 2022.

Here is what you could expect to pay more for — and for how much more in comparison to August 2024 — the next time you need to restock your fridge, according to the latest data:

Roasted coffee: 21.7%Uncooked beef steaks: 16.6%Eggs: 10.9%Apples: 9.6%Candy & chewing gum: 8.1%Bacon: 7.2%Noncarbonated juices & drinks: 7.1%Frozen fish & seafood: 6.7%Bananas: 6.6%Oranges: 5.2%Canned fruits: 4.3%Chicken: 4.2%

On top of food, prices for apparel, audio products, motor parts, furniture, and new cars all ticked up in August. The price of energy also saw a notable 0.7% increase.

Depending on which city you reside in, the effects of inflation might be felt more. According to a September report by WalletHub, which compared 23 major Metropolitan areas, the three cities that have seen the most inflation are Tampa, Florida, San Diego, California, and Philadelphia.

All the price increases have placed inflation far above the Federal Reserve's inflation target of 2%, which leaves the agency a tough choice to make amid a softening labor market. Jobless claims last week hit their highest level since October 2021, and recent data suggest virtually no net job growth so far this year.

According to the CME Group's FedWatch, a tool that provides real-time probabilities for Federal Open Market Committee rate changes, markets jumped Thursday on growing bets that the Fed will cut rates next week, followed by more reductions later this year.

The Federal Reserve did not immediately respond to a request for comments.