(New York, NY) — The cost of a Fourth of July barbecue is going up.
A new report from the Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute says food and beverages for a typical Fourth of July barbecue for ten people will cost 130 dollars this year. That’s up a little over two percent from a year ago.
The increase is due in large part to the price of ground beef, which has risen over seven percent from last year.
Another survey, from Coupon Follow, shows one-in-three Americans will not be celebrating the holiday, with many saying they aren’t “feeling patriotic,” or that they feel “disconnected from American culture right now.”
