Hosting a Super Bowl party this year will cost about $140 for ten hungry and thirsty fans, according to the Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.
Wells Fargo estimates the tab is up just 1.6 percent from last year’s $138, a rise that comes in below the latest consumer price index reading for food at home, which the bank puts at 2.4 percent. At the same time, average hourly wages have risen 3.8 percent to $31.99, giving households more purchasing power to cover game-day groceries.
So Super Bowl hosts are easily beating the spread.
Chicken wings are a standout. Wells Fargo says retail prices for fresh wings are down 2.8 percent from a year earlier to…
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