CPI “Stable” — But the Essentials Are Getting Crushed According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation in December 2025 held steady at 2.7%, with core CPI (excluding food and energy) clocking in at 2.6%. Wall Street calls it a win. The White House spins it as proof that the economy is “cooling off.” But try telling that to the single mom staring down a 20% increase in her weekly grocery bill. While the aggregate numbers suggest calm, the real storm is at the grocery store. Food prices—what the government labels “food at home”—jumped 0.7% in December, the biggest monthly spike since August 2022. That’s not just noise. That’s a system buckling under the weight of its own delusions. The…
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