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More per month on average than they were just a year ago. the consumer price index tonight up 7.5% over the past year, that's the most since 1982. and up 0.6% this january alone. the prices for many necessities even higher. gas at an eight-year high. meat, poultry, fish, and eggs up more than 12%. housing up, as well. mortgage rates at a two-year high. president biden acknowledging this is causing real stress at the kitchen table, he said, insisting prices will ease. the obvious question tonight, how soon and by how much? here's abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: tonight, soaring inflation cli...

Democrat party always says they're for the minorities. minorities and women, especially single women are hurting so much right now, they are hurting so much. it is not that long ago they were living and you trump economy where women an minorities were seeing wages increase. they are taking night of it it is little things. easter is april 17th. if my kids see the segment, they go are you bringing this basket home, mom? pete: i'm not. rachel: talk about how expensive things have gotten. so cadbury eggs, we have a cadbury egg in egg in there, dou have a cadbury egg? last year, 2019 it was $2.50. ...

Together, right, nice book. and you know, it sold like crazy. we needed 300,000 additional copies, more than that. we went to the printer, second biggest printer, supposedly. he said circumstance we have a problem? what? we have no paper, we have no ink, we have no leather, the outside cover, we have no glue, we have nothing. i said how done does that -- how often does that happen? sir, it never happened before. we have no glue, we have no nothing, who the hell ever heard of this stuff. rachel: i never heard of supply chain problems until joe biden was elected. it's not just glue, it's candy, ...

Shoppers confronting inflation numbers that haven't been seen in years. the price of milk, 4.6% higher than a year ago. bread up 4%. poultry, fish, and eggs 13% higher. as consumers deal with the shock -- >> when i went into the store yesterday, normally, like, a pound of ground chicken is usually about $3.99. yesterday it was $7.99. >> reporter: even higher prices coming right away. according to "the wall street journal", beginning this month, companies like general mills and kraft-heinz planning more price increases to wholesalers on everything from mustard to cereal to jell-o. as they pass ...

. >> martha: so you may want to stretch the leftovers this year to make up for the 14% jump this prices. there's a few examples, a 16-pound turkey is $23.99 which is up 25%. dinner roll, cranberries, pie shells, all of it more expensive this year. so in moments, i'm joined by jim jordan of ohio. we'll ask him if he's making a thanksgiving dinner this time around and how that is going. first, let's speak with roy who the owner of rocky's quality meats in san rafael, california. great to have you with us. congratulations on your family business. it's almost 50 years in business, which is a huge ...