Consumers stocking up on Halloween candy for trick-or-treaters might want to consider chocolate if they don’t want to take a bigger chunk out of their wallets this year.
Candy prices rose an average of 21% in September from a year ago, with non-chocolate treats taking the biggest hit, according to the retail data collection firm Datasembly.
The biggest increases were a 42% spike in the price of Skittles and a 35% jump for Starburst in September from a year earlier, reported the company’s October Grocery Price Index.
At increases of 6% and 7%, respectively, the prices of Nestle Crunch and Butterfinger candy bars changed the least.