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Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%

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Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%

Consumer prices rose 2.8% last month compared to a year ago. While prices for agricultural, livestock, and fishery products decreased, increases in petroleum, processed foods, and dining out have added to the burden on living costs.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF

    SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+4.1% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF-0.5% 30d

    iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “petroleum” (oil) in this story.

  • WMT Walmart+14.9% 30d

    Walmart (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • AMZN Amazon.com-7.0% 30d

    Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • COST Costco Wholesale+12.7% 30d

    Costco Wholesale (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • TGT Target-0.1% 30d

    Target (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
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TIPNo price data for this ticker———————
USONo price data for this ticker———————
WMTNo price data for this ticker———————
AMZNNo price data for this ticker———————
COSTNo price data for this ticker———————
TGTNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (TIP)

Companies carried with this story

  • TIP Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (TIP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%.” Reason on file: iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • XLP Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • XRT Spdr Series Trust

    For “Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%,” Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

  • WMT Walmart

    Walmart (WMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%.” Reason on file: Walmart (variety stores): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • AMZN Amazon Com

    For “Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

  • COST Costco Wholesale

    For “Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%,” Costco Wholesale (COST) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Costco Wholesale (variety stores): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • PG Procter & Gamble

    For “Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%,” Procter & Gamble (PG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: The Procter & Gamble (soap, detergents, cleang preparations, perfumes, cosmetics): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • KO Coca Cola

    For “Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%,” Coca Cola (KO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: The Coca-Cola (beverages): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

Ishares Tr (TIP)

On 3 Nov 2026, “Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%” is the story that connects Ishares Tr (TIP) to this story.

The link for Ishares Tr (TIP) is this: iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLP): Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

The price range for Ishares Tr (TIP), and the dates in the story

TIP traded between 103.77 and 105.67 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 105.27. XLP traded between 80.10 and 83.07 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 81.02.

What the saved facts support for Ishares Tr (TIP)

54 out of 100

“Processed Foods and Dining Out Drive Up Inflation... October Consumer Prices Rise 2.8%” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 8 linked companies.