Food prices hold steady, but Americans have a beef with the cost of a burger | CNN Business

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Two all-beef patties are about 5.9% pricier than this time last year.

The special sauce is up 3.1%.

Lettuce and cheese, please: Those prices are down 6.1% and 2.8%, respectively.

However, the pickles (up 3.3%), onions (fresh veggies are up 1.3%) and the sesame seed bun (up 1.7%) are eating up more of your hard-earned dough.

Overall food inflation is not rising as fast as it has been, according to the latest Consumer Price Index released Tuesday. It actually held flat in February from the previous month and, on a

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