Bulk Savings
| Items Purchased in First Half of SNAP Month | Items Purchased in Second Half of SNAP Month | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean percent cost increase for replacing relatively larger items with smallest sizes | 10.2% | 11.1% |
| Mean percent cost increase for replacing relatively larger items with median sizes | 5.1% | 6.0% |
| Mean percent cost increase for replacing only largest sizes with smallest sizes | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Mean percent cost increase for replacing only largest sizes with median sizes | 3.0% | 3.9% |
| Observations | 364 | 419 |
Source: Authors’ estimates using FoodAPS data and the FoodAPS IRI subset.
Notes: Survey weights applied in estimation of means to adjust for complex survey design. First Half of SNAP Month = at least one survey day occurs less than seven days since SNAP was last received.