Trump says cheaper as grocery prices rise 2.9% in April

President Donald Trump claimed this week that his administration is making food more affordable, citing falling prices for several specific grocery items. However, official government data shows overall grocery costs continued to rise in April, highlighting a disconnect between selective price drops and the broader economic reality for consumers.

In a post on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, the president stated he was making food affordable and listed nine items he said had seen price declines. According to the post, avocado prices have fallen 19 percent, cheese dropped 5.6 percent, and fresh berries and butter each dropped 13 percent. It also claimed olive oil prices are down 16 percent, chicken breasts down 2.4 percent, and egg prices down 90 percent. The post cited data from the private firm Circana as published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

These claims contrast with recent inflation figures from the Labor Department, which showed grocery prices, as a whole, rose 2.9 percent in April compared to a year earlier. That increase was the largest in over two years. While some of the president's figures are in the ballpark of official data, others differ...