by Graig Graziosi
Yahoo! Finance, Canada
Americans heading for a quick bite, or a guilty pleasure, are seeing sticker shock when they visit their favorite fast-food joint thanks to inflation. Many restaurants, such as McDonalds, Chipotle and others, have raised prices in recent years because of rising costs. Overall, the cost to eat out is up about 22 percent in the last year, according to federal data, and fast-food has not been immune.
Fast-food price also outpaced inflation, rising 41 percent since 2017. The consumer price index has risen by 35.9 percent during the same period.