Really seeing good bargains for consumers right now as that demand falls off or the supply picks up, i would say clothing, apparel, foot wear. consumer electronics, personal computers, smart phones. reporter: there s more good news at the grocery store, where prices are coming down for many key staples. so far in august, the price of boneless, skinless chicken breast down nearly 24%. the cost of eggs dropping 60%. milk and butter also cheaper. as are prices for hot dogs and tomatoes. the sky high cost of travel is also coming down. gasoline now at $3.90 a gallon nationally down from $5.01 in june. air fares expected to drop 50% after labor day. hotel and car rental rates also slowly coming down. in this volatile economy, consumers are also changing their habits, spending less and trying to save more. one survey found nearly half have cut back on discretionary purchases.
Arizona. so usually it would be the boneless would be about $1 a pound. right now it s $1.84 a pound. this cheese used to be $9. right now it is like $14.56. reporter: two years ago, she opened up to catering special events. inflation has up-ended her business. have there been events where you lost money? absolutely. reporter: as we look at the receipts, she explains the hardest impact of inflation on a small business owner is how unpredictable her world has become. the demand for her business is there. everything else is a night player. that makes it hard for someone like you to run your business. correct. it makes it unbelievably difficult to predict any pricing. i can t even say i m going to charge you a certain price right now because in three days, it is probably bound to change. you know? and it is never for the better. reporter: phoenix, arizona, has one of the highest inflation
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Rates in the united states. ed lavandera talked to small business owners about how this crisis is affecting their bottom line. reporter: for a cold hard lesson on inflation, look at where karina stores the food supplies for her pop-up business in phoenix, arizona. the boneless would be $1.84 a pound, and the cheese is now $1.56 where it was 86 cents. reporter: have there been event where is you have lost money? yes, this is from today. reporter: as we are looking over the week s receipts, she is explaining the impacts of inflation on the business owner is how unpredictable her world is. the demand for the business is there, but everything else is a
the president of twitter inadvertently came on the truth, which is that chick-fil-a is a great thing. it s a great meal. the only time you apologize or say you re sorry for having chick-fil-a is if you find a bone in it, which has never happened in the history. martha: its boneless. go to atlanta airport. go to shopping centers, we go up and down interstate 95. where is the longest line? chick-fil-a. i don t much approve of amazon s politics either. like steve was but i sure use them. this is just crazy. it tells you about the same time the bullying aspect that steve referred to, but also how they can be intimidated b forces of political correctness. this craven behavior is really shameful. martha: you can send a tweet and the forces just come in and next thing you know you were spinning your way out of it. it s unbelievable. i found out something very