N.Y. Family: ‘A Gallon of Milk Was $1.99. Now It’s $2.79, When You Buy 12 Gallons a Week Times Four Weeks, That’s a Lot of Money’

KEILAR As the U ░░░░░░░░ experiences lingering high inflation ░░░░░░░░ severe constraints on the ░░░░░░░░ chain families are being ░░░░░░░░ to deal with the ░░░░░░░░ in their everyday lives ░░░░░░░░ McMorris Santoro is live ░░░░░░░░ us in New York ░░░░░░░░ right now Evan you ░░░░░░░░ with one couple about ░░░░░░░░ this new economic reality ░░░░░░░░ affecting how they feed ░░░░░░░░ kids What did they ░░░░░░░░ you MCMORRIS SANTORO Well ░░░░░░░░ that s right The ░░░░░░░░ thing about this inflation ░░░░░░░░ now is you know ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ why it s happening ░░░░░░░░ we have the important ░░░░░░░░ is where it s ░░░░░░░░ hitting And it s ░░░░░░░░ things like the cost ░░░░░░░░ shelter the cost of ░░░░░░░░ like where I am ░░░░░░░░ this gas station behind ░░░░░░░░ Gas is up more ░░░░░░░░ a dollar since last ░░░░░░░░ And here in Manhattan ░░░░░░░░ up more than that ░░░░░░░░ up more than 20 ░░░░░░░░ from even last month ░░░░░░░░ the other thing that ░░░░░░░░ is affecting right now ░░░░░░░░ food prices These are ░░░░░░░░ that you have to ░░░░░░░░ So I went to ░░░░░░░░ Texas to go shopping ░░░░░░░░ a family to talk ░░░░░░░░ what this actually means ░░░░░░░░ live in America right ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts K STOTLER ░░░░░░░░ right let s go ░░░░░░░░ this MCMORRIS SANTORO voice ░░░░░░░░ What does inflation mean ░░░░░░░░ American families This is ░░░░░░░░ story of the Stotler ░░░░░░░░ weekly shop UNKNOWN MALE ░░░░░░░░ to see you guys ░░░░░░░░ STOTLER Good to see ░░░░░░░░ L STOTLER We have ░░░░░░░░ biological kids And then ░░░░░░░░ wife and I have ░░░░░░░░ big heart for adoption ░░░░░░░░ we adopted a sibling ░░░░░░░░ of two then three ░░░░░░░░ one and then we ░░░░░░░░ a kid living with ░░░░░░░░ right now who s ░░░░░░░░ of in a foster ░░░░░░░░ MCMORRIS SANTORO It feels ░░░░░░░░ money isn t going ░░░░░░░░ far as it used ░░░░░░░░ K STOTLER OK let ░░░░░░░░ see what we can ░░░░░░░░ I think probably in ░░░░░░░░ it was about a ░░░░░░░░ s worth a dollar ░░░░░░░░ now a dollar is ░░░░░░░░ about 70 cents All ░░░░░░░░ now we re moving ░░░░░░░░ to dairy which is ░░░░░░░░ there We started seeing ░░░░░░░░ going up Grocery prices ░░░░░░░░ up A gallon of ░░░░░░░░ was 1 99 Now ░░░░░░░░ s 2 79 Well ░░░░░░░░ you buy 12 gallons ░░░░░░░░ week times four weeks ░░░░░░░░ know you re that ░░░░░░░░ a lot of money ░░░░░░░░ s what I m ░░░░░░░░ about Thanks Ro ph ░░░░░░░░ SANTORO Again this is ░░░░░░░░ they buy every week ░░░░░░░░ STOTLER If you want ░░░░░░░░ get any of these ░░░░░░░░ are 1 79 you ░░░░░░░░ pick five boxes worth ░░░░░░░░ SANTORO Grocery shopping means ░░░░░░░░ choices right now L ░░░░░░░░ We re not buying ░░░░░░░░ most healthy stuff because ░░░░░░░░ prices have gone way ░░░░░░░░ But I feel kind ░░░░░░░░ guilty sometimes we can ░░░░░░░░ afford the really good ░░░░░░░░ that would be healthier ░░░░░░░░ K STOTLER OK so ░░░░░░░░ F Chang s is ░░░░░░░░ the elite So let ░░░░░░░░ let s UNKNOWN MALE ░░░░░░░░ mean elite price or ░░░░░░░░ quality K STOTLER Like ░░░░░░░░ So UNKNOWN MALE OK ░░░░░░░░ no K STOTLER So ░░░░░░░░ are the family sized ░░░░░░░░ MCMORRIS SANTORO The Stotler ░░░░░░░░ keep a close eye ░░░░░░░░ their budget and they ░░░░░░░░ deals K STOTLER This ░░░░░░░░ 20 ounces How many ░░░░░░░░ is that UNKNOWN MALE ░░░░░░░░ three K STOTLER 20 ░░░░░░░░ so get that one ░░░░░░░░ SANTORO Krista loves a ░░░░░░░░ K STOTLER Buy this ░░░░░░░░ get Rotel and chips ░░░░░░░░ is what it s ░░░░░░░░ to be MCMORRIS SANTORO ░░░░░░░░ these days the family ░░░░░░░░ list and the money ░░░░░░░░ carefully plan to spend ░░░░░░░░ don t match K ░░░░░░░░ We re at 90 ░░░░░░░░ and we ve got ░░░░░░░░ basket and a half ░░░░░░░░ But God is good ░░░░░░░░ always provides So let ░░░░░░░░ see where we ll ░░░░░░░░ MCMORRIS SANTORO The math ░░░░░░░░ the grocery store worked ░░░░░░░░ K STOTLER OK so ░░░░░░░░ don t need this ░░░░░░░░ re going to take ░░░░░░░░ off and then we ░░░░░░░░ going to add these ░░░░░░░░ Awesome guys you all ░░░░░░░░ great MCMORRIS SANTORO Then ░░░░░░░░ had to add in ░░░░░░░░ rest of the week ░░░░░░░░ shopping That gets delivered ░░░░░░░░ STOTLER Oh look the ░░░░░░░░ stuff came MCMORRIS SANTORO ░░░░░░░░ grand total 310 MCMORRIS ░░░░░░░░ on camera How much ░░░░░░░░ you have spent maybe ░░░░░░░░ in March that you ░░░░░░░░ the same thing K ░░░░░░░░ So probably we would ░░░░░░░░ only spent probably about ░░░░░░░░ 200 something like that ░░░░░░░░ March because it was ░░░░░░░░ a bit less MCMORRIS ░░░░░░░░ voice over The Stotler ░░░░░░░░ are feeling the inflation ░░░░░░░░ to the tune of ░░░░░░░░ extra 100 a week ░░░░░░░░ say That s just ░░░░░░░░ groceries This family may ░░░░░░░░ larger than many K ░░░░░░░░ Let s go through ░░░░░░░░ line by birthdays Whoever ░░░░░░░░ October birthdays gets to ░░░░░░░░ first MCMORRIS SANTORO But ░░░░░░░░ live the same middleclass ░░░░░░░░ as their neighbors The ░░░░░░░░ is getting tighter and ░░░░░░░░ means that middleclass life ░░░░░░░░ be changing MCMORRIS SANTORO ░░░░░░░░ camera If the prices ░░░░░░░░ rising the way they ░░░░░░░░ been rising through the ░░░░░░░░ six months what s ░░░░░░░░ to happen to you ░░░░░░░░ life in this house ░░░░░░░░ STOTLER If it continues ░░░░░░░░ re just going to ░░░░░░░░ to get more creative ░░░░░░░░ maybe pick up an ░░░░░░░░ job if we have ░░░░░░░░ you know doing food ░░░░░░░░ or you know something ░░░░░░░░ that to to help ░░░░░░░░ up the difference L ░░░░░░░░ You can go down ░░░░░░░░ you know beans and ░░░░░░░░ and still sustain pretty ░░░░░░░░ K STOTLER Yes L ░░░░░░░░ We don t want ░░░░░░░░ have to do that ░░░░░░░░ want to you know ░░░░░░░░ what you re purchasing ░░░░░░░░ there s another level ░░░░░░░░ can get to just ░░░░░░░░ make sure you can ░░░░░░░░ it through Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ SANTORO So Brianna what ░░░░░░░░ story is really about ░░░░░░░░ uncertainty Government officials and ░░░░░░░░ all suggest that this ░░░░░░░░ rate that we re ░░░░░░░░ through right now is ░░░░░░░░ to come down at ░░░░░░░░ point next year But ░░░░░░░░ don t know when ░░░░░░░░ so that means that ░░░░░░░░ now a trip to ░░░░░░░░ grocery store you just ░░░░░░░░ t know how much ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ spend And when you ░░░░░░░░ as much as the ░░░░░░░░ s do obviously that ░░░░░░░░ you pretty directly But ░░░░░░░░ point of the story ░░░░░░░░ all of us are ░░░░░░░░ to be feeling that ░░░░░░░░ eventually if these prices ░░░░░░░░ going the way that ░░░░░░░░ re going Brianna KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ indeed And thank you ░░░░░░░░ much to the Stotlers ░░░░░░░░ taking us inside that ░░░░░░░░ It s so important ░░░░░░░░ see Evan thank you ░░░░░░░░ your reporting.”