NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 11: People shop at a Lidl Supermarket on May 11, 2026 in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Due to the rise in food insecurity from the COVID-19 pandemic along with rising inflation, tariffs and corporate cost-cutting measures, people are relying more on budget grocery stores and warehouse clubs instead of traditional supermarkets. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

By now, you’ve probably felt it: prices are up.

The spike in gas prices have helped push annual inflation to its highest levels in three years — around 4.2 percent.

With prices creeping up, how are Americans coping?

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