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The average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people exceeded $50 for the first time since the American Farm Bureau began tracking it in 1986. The total price of the feast increased 70 cents (or 1.4 percent) to $50.11 from 2014. The average cost of food for the celebration has remained around $49 since 2011.
从1986年开始,美国农业局追踪的感恩节晚餐10人平均花费,首次超过了50美元
The most expensive item on the list is a 16-pound turkey, which costs an average of $23.04 this year. That’s up $1.39 from last year, or 6.42 percent, the largest percentage increase of all the grocery items.
菜单中最贵的一项就是一只16磅的火鸡,今年平均花费23.04美元
The increase is largely due to production issues caused by a bird flu outbreak in the Midwest earlier this year. But turkey prices have been falling in the last week, the AFB said, as retailers aggressively market them for the holidays.
此次增长很大一部分归因于今年中西部爆发的禽流感所导致的生产问题
Fears that a pumpkin shortage from wet weather would affect Thanksgiving pies also appear to be overblown. A 30-ounce can of pumpkin pie mix increased 8 cents this year to $3.20.
有人担心潮湿天气所导致的南瓜短缺会影响感恩节派,但最终事实证明言过其实
Other item prices that went up this year included a 14-ounce package of cubed bread stuffing (up 7 cents), two nine-inch pie shells (up a nickel), and 3 pounds of sweet potatoes (up a penny).
今年价格上升的项目还包括14盎司一包的方面包填充物(上涨7美分),两个9英寸的馅饼壳(上涨5美分),以及3磅重的红薯(上涨1美分)
The prices of milk and miscellaneous ingredients experienced the largest year-over-year price declines. The price of whole milk dropped 51 cents, or 13.6 percent, and the price of miscellaneous ingredients, declined 30 cents, or 8.6 percent.
牛奶和各种原料的价格经历了历年最大的下跌
While the price of Thanksgiving dinner remains relatively stable, the cost of traveling for the holiday is getting cheaper. Prices for the most popular Thanksgiving flights are down an average of 9 percent this year, and gas prices are at their lowest level in seven years.
当感恩节晚餐的价格保持相对稳定的时候,假期旅行的花费正在越来越便宜
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