host at c-span ezra handle. what about food prices? if, is anything the federal reserve can do about food prices and uptick consumers have seen since the pandemic? >> guest: not probably much more than have been able to do so far. food prices, grocery grocery prices as much as 25% higher than before the pandemic. even though the increases have come down in the past year they are only up about 1%, but that still on the higher than three or four years ago. what we've seen is consumers pushing back a bit. some of the big food companies have talked about theyprices a fair amount in the past couple of years and they seem sales drop off it looked on more private labels, god to discount stores. some of the bigger companies craft, hides procter & gamble people like that also in consumer goods heing able to raise prices as much issue. there may be a bit of a hike but there is evidence of that is slowing down and help his people will continue to get pay raises, on average in the past year or so americans on average have gotten some wage increase