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With grocery prices rising, experts say consumers should be on the lookout for products also getting smaller.
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With grocery prices rising, experts say consumers should be on the lookout for products also getting smaller.
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AKIKO FUJITA: Well, the cost of food at home increased 13.1% in the month of July, but many consumers are now concerned about the size of the products they're purchasing, also known as shrinkflation. Brooke DiPalma here to break it all down. Brooke, you went out to grocery stores. You saw it. How--
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