Shrinking Packages Have Consumers Paying the Same Price for Less on Everything, Including Toilet Tissue, Orange Juice and Bacon

Some companies are packaging bacon in 12-ounce portions instead of the former standard of 16 ounces -- a full pound.
The shrinking amount of bacon isn't the only thing fooling you at the grocery store.
The trend of shrinking packages is because of "input inflation." The high costs of ingredients and production have forced some manufacturers to give consumers less product for the same price.

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