As Americans prepare to celebrate Labor Day weekend by hitting the roads or hosting a backyard cookout, they will be spending even more on their holiday plans. Under Trump’s failing economy, this year’s Labor Day is shaping up to be one of the most expensive ever with gas, cookout staples like ground beef and hot dogs, and airfare prices soaring.
Families heading on a road trip are bracing themselves for even more pain at the pump as diesel prices reach $5.85 — the highest on record — and national gas prices reach the highest they’ve ever been during Labor Day weekend at over $4 per gallon. Meanwhile, families firing up the grill can expect to pay nearly 7% more on barbecue essentials compared to last year. Additionally, families planning to get away for the long weekend will pay up to 20% more for airfare than last year, while hotel costs soar.
While Trump and Republicans leave Americans struggling to get by, Democrats are fighting hard to bring down costs and put a stop to their affordability crisis.
- In California: CBS 8: High beef prices drive shoppers to seek affordable grilling alternatives for Labor Day
- In Georgia: Atlanta News First: Fuel, food prices remain high into Labor Day weekend
- In Georgia: WSB-TV: Report says Georgians paid $1.4 billion more for gas since start of Iran war
- In Idaho: Idaho Statesman: Idaho drivers face the most-expensive Labor Day weekend in state history
- In Kentucky: LEX 18: Rising gas prices force Kentucky families, businesses to rethink spending ahead of Labor Day
- In Massachusetts: WCVB: Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
- In Nevada: KOLO: Families face sticker shock at grocery stores ahead of Labor Day
- In Pennsylvania: FOX 43: High gas prices put a damper on Labor Day travel across Pennsylvania
- In South Carolina: Greenville News: Greenville families cut back and deplete savings to stay afloat
- Nationwide: CBS News: Gas prices are surging just before Labor Day, as diesel hits an all-time high
- Nationwide: Axios: America’s next grocery shock is brewing
- Nationwide: Forbes: Gas Costs 30% More This Labor Day Weekend—A September Record
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