Halloween Candy Prices Exceed 40% for Favorites Like Skittles

Inflation means trick-or-treating will cost more this holiday season.

Skittles in a bucket of Halloween candy.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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By Martine Paris

October 21, 2022 at 4:22 PM EDT

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Shoppers are getting spooked in the candy aisle.

The cost of sweet treats has reached frightful highs, up 13% year-over-year in September, according to US inflation data. The price of certain brands is soaring far higher than others.

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