ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Floridians are still battling high prices when making their weekly grocery run.
We asked John Williams, who was out picking up his groceries on Sunday, to tell us how he feels about the economy right now.
“It’s not good, to be honest with you,” Williams said. “Everything is kind of tight.”
Williams looks for the basics when he shops, such as meat, dairy and bread, but he said that because prices are so high, he’s not able to spend as much as he used to.
“I’m eating less, I’m doing a lot of leftovers and I’m just kind of stretching things, you know, make ends meet,” Williams said.
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It’s possible the latest tariffs on steel and aluminum could impact grocery prices as well.
On Friday, President Donald Trump announced 50% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum.
According to the Associated Press, it’s possible consumers could see price increases on items including canned fruit and vegetables, nuts, beer and dog food because of the packaging.
Carnessia Patton is a college student and said she’s on a tight budget.
“Sometimes I’m limited and I go in Walmart with a $50 budget and I’m only walking out with five or six things,” Patton said.
Based on a price tracker from CBS news, all food costs nearly 117% of what it did in January 2022. That means a grocery bill which would have been $100 back then would now cost $116.56 as of April of this year, according to the tracker.
Patton said she has noticed the price differences.
“Things have jumped up so high. Like, I was just in Walmart and orange juice is $5, $6 now, when it used to be $3, $2,” Patton said.
She said she feels like the economy is going downhill.
“Everything is skyrocketing with rent prices, even gas, eggs, things like that, we’re very limited on certain things,” Patton said.