# Looking for a US fast-food prices time series

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 7, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-us-fast-food-prices-time-series/953938 "2021-11-07T16:29:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-us-fast-food-prices-time-series/953938/1 "2021-11-07T16:29:07Z")

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This article contains a plot showing time series for fast-food average hourly wage and fast-food prices. The article sites DOL, and I’m assuming this is part of the CPI basket, but I can’t find the series on prices. I know USDA ERS tracks food away from home but I haven’t seen a breakdown by type.

Your assistance is appreciated.

> **[Wages and Prices Are Up, but It Isn’t a Spiral—Yet](https://www.wsj.com/articles/wages-and-prices-are-up-but-it-isnt-a-spiralyet-11635688981)**
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> A wage-price spiral has historically been a key ingredient in persistently high inflation. But economists aren’t predicting that yet.

For those for whom ~~GQ~~ FQ OPs create an irresistible urge for sociopolitical commentary, there’s a relevant, active thread in [IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wages-of-15-hr-have-any-fast-food-chains-raised-their-prices/953902) that may be of interest.