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Where does inflation stand in the swing-state cities that could decide the election?

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More than half of adults list inflation as a top issue for the country, making it the highest-ranking concern by a wide margin over issues like immigration, crime and abortion.

The presidential race is widely expected to hinge on the results in seven closely contested battleground states.

Inflation rates vary significantly across four major cities situated in battleground states: Detroit , Phoenix , Atlanta , Atlanta and Philadelphia .

Two supermarket chains, Giant and ShopRite , accounted for 56% of the local grocery market in 2022 .

Erasmus Kersting , a professor of economics at Villanova University , said the sharp increase in prices may owed to a lack of competition among grocery stores in Philadelphia .