A Turkey Dinner Is Cheaper Than It Used To Be

Your Thanksgiving feast could be more affordable than past years. According to the National Farm Bureau, which puts out an annual price survey for a traditional Thanksgiving meal, serving a family of 10 will cost you about $50. Adjusting for inflation, that same meal back in 1986 would have cost you $62.

Retailers priced their holiday staples competitively this year. Walmart said it was selling the typical 16-pound, premium frozen Butterball turkey at $17.44 on average nationally, down 64 cents from one year ago.

Marilyn Geewax, senior business editor for NPR News, speaks with Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti about the fluctuating prices of America’s Thanksgiving meal.

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• Marilyn Geewax, senior business editor for NPR News. She tweets @geewaxnpr.

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