Did Grocery Prices Drop in 2025? Officials Disagree (Full Transcript)

A tense interview contrasts claims of falling grocery prices with BLS data showing prices ended 2025 higher than 2024.
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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Last week, President Trump said, quote, we have the groceries going down. Did grocery prices drop in 2025?

[00:00:11] Speaker 2: Numerous prices have.

[00:00:13] Speaker 1: Did grocery prices drop in 2025?

[00:00:16] Speaker 2: Numerous grocery prices have gone down.

[00:00:19] Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I don't know if you can't hear me. Did grocery prices drop in 2025?

[00:00:25] Speaker 2: Numerous grocery prices have gone down. Some of them. And in fact, we have seen inflation at 2.1% for the past month.

[00:00:34] Speaker 1: Have you seen the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that is Donald Trump's own Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers, that report that grocery prices were 2.4% higher at the end of 2025 than they were at the end of 2024? So if you're just going to insult people by denying the facts that are out there and tell people they're doing great when they're struggling, I think that's just another way to say, you don't have a plan to bring down these prices.

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A reporter repeatedly asks whether grocery prices dropped in 2025 after President Trump claimed groceries were going down. The interviewee responds that some grocery prices have fallen and notes recent inflation around 2.1%. The reporter counters with Bureau of Labor Statistics figures indicating grocery prices were 2.4% higher at the end of 2025 than at the end of 2024, arguing that denying this shows lack of a plan to reduce prices for struggling consumers.
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Exchange on Whether Grocery Prices Fell in 2025
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  • The interviewee claims some grocery prices have decreased but does not affirm an overall decline.
  • The reporter cites BLS data that grocery prices ended 2025 about 2.4% higher than end-2024.
  • Recent monthly inflation around 2.1% is mentioned, but it does not directly settle year-over-year grocery price changes.
  • The exchange highlights tension between selective price drops and overall grocery inflation trends.
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Negative: The tone is confrontational and critical, with the reporter expressing frustration and accusing the interviewee of denying facts and lacking a plan, reflecting concern about consumer struggle with prices.
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