Dining Out

Your price change

+7.6%

BLS category index

+6.9%

Your gap

+0.7pp

Monthly spend

$310

12-month price index (your cart, base = 100)

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Sample · household spend model / BLS CPI category

WHAT'S DRIVING THIS

Service-sector wages passed through to menu prices; tip inflation added roughly 1.5% on top.

swap & save suggestion

Cook one more meal per week at home; that's roughly 5 restaurant meals/mo saved at average ticket prices.

potential savings

~$40–60/mo