US consumers may finally be getting some relief from their grocery bills — especially if they shop for food online.

While each fulfillment method grew, Delivery contributed more than half of the overall sales gains for the month, increasing 10.2% versus last year to $3.9 billion, propelled by a continued surge in the number of monthly active users (MAUs).

U.S. consumers spent $9.9 billion online buying groceries and consumables in August, up 7% from a year ago, according to a Brick Meets Clicks/Mercatus Group survey completed Aug. 31.

Shoppers who buy their food online saw some relief at the checkout line in August, according to new numbers released Tuesday by Adobe's Digital Price Index.

U.S. consumer prices rose marginally in August, but underlying inflation showed some stickiness, which could discourage the Federal Reserve from delivering a half-point interest rate cut next week.

US inflation fell to 2.5 per cent in August, setting the stage for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates at its meeting next week. The latest annual consumer price index compared with July’s 2.

The headline rate of US consumer inflation eased more than expected last month, according to government data published Wednesday, bolstering expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rat

Some economists cautioned that lingering stickiness in core inflation argued against a half-point rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve next Wednesday.

U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in August, with the CPI increasing by 0.2%. The annual rise was 2.5%, the smallest since February 2021. Core inflation showed some persistence, which may influence the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rate cuts next week,