EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT • Apr 2025 • Volume 14 / Number 3
This Beyond the Numbers article explores the reasons behind the price increases for bakery products from 2021 through 2023. It also evaluates how the rising cost of labor, shifts in consumer demand, and changes in spending trends after the COVID-19 pandemic also affected price movements.
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