Deli Meats See Record Price Bump as Grocery Costs Keep Rising

If your next deli sandwich seems a bit short on lunchmeat, you’re probably not imagining it.

Consumer prices for lunchmeats rose 4.2% in September, the largest monthly increase on record, far outpacing the 0.3% rise in broader grocery costs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Year on year, lunchmeat prices increased at almost the same pace.