Commodity costs are climbing.

Global Food Prices · year-over-year

Global food: 5.10% — Global food costs are rising 5.1% a year — climbing. That’s the 63rd percentile of all its readings since 1993.

How we score this: ok below 5.00% · watch 5.00% to 12.00% · elevated 12.00% to 25.00% · alert 25.00% and up full method

U.S. Grocery Prices · year-over-year

Groceries: 2.70% — Grocery prices costs are rising 2.7% a year. That’s the 52nd percentile of all its readings since 1953.

How we score this: ok below 3.00% · watch 3.00% to 6.00% · elevated 6.00% to 10.00% · alert 10.00% and up full method

Copper · “Dr. Copper”

Copper: $13,552 — Copper is up 38% from a year ago, now 13,552.

Why it isn’t scored: A market price has no inherent good-or-bad level — higher or lower isn't itself better or worse.

Copper: up 3 readings in a row, to a fresh high.

Broad Commodities · year-over-year

Commodities: 17.30% — The broad commodity index is rising 17.3% a year.

Why it isn’t scored: A market price has no inherent good-or-bad level — higher or lower isn't itself better or worse.

Commodities: its sharpest drop in recent readings.