A Get the Facts Data Team analysis found that a sample family of four, with two children in daycare and a pet, could be paying about $275 more each month for everyday expenses than in January 2025. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.7% over the past year, and the Producer Price Index, which tracks prices paid by businesses, rose 6.3%. Using category-level CPI data, the tool estimates that since Trump took office, groceries are up about 3.5%, electricity about 10% and gasoline nearly 40%. The example budget includes monthly spending of $1,150 on groceries, $220 on gasoline, $150 on electricity, $2,350 on childcare and $60 on pet food. In an AP-NORC poll, 25% of U.S. adults approved of Trump's handling of the economy and 19% approved of his handling of the cost of living, while in a separate poll 65% said higher-than-usual prices were the result of his policies.
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