bread prices

Loaf expense figures

The cost of bread, often invoked as a basic measure of economic conditions and inflation.

Because bread is a staple food, its price serves as a shorthand for the affordability of everyday necessities: Politicians love to talk about bread prices when the economy sours.

Rising bread prices have historically sparked social unrest.

Related

dough · inflation · grocery · grocery bill · cost · cost of living · rising costs · rise · staple · crust · yeast · shortage · affordable · expensive · hunger · ration · budget · market

Categories
Opposites
price direction

bread pricesprice controls

Mandated limits on charges

food stamps · deflation · price drops · bread rations

wage-price relationship

bread priceswages

Payment for work

household income · salaries · minimum wage · purchasing power · real wages

economic stability indicators

bread pricesluxury spending

Purchasing non-essentials expensively

discretionary income · GDP growth · economic prosperity · consumer confidence · wage increases

Family

bread, price, breads, breaded, breading, breadcrumb, prices, priced, pricing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G