Inflation Takes Bite Out Of Back-To-School Shopping Plans


The price of school supplies has increased 24% in the past two years, government data show, and parents with school-age children are feeling the pinch as they prepare for the back-to-school shopping season.

Parents plan to spend $597 on each child, a 10% decline from last year’s back-to-school spending, according …


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