Teaching activity
Data Starter: Starbucks price inflation 2014-2024
Elizabeth Veal
14th January 2025
How much have prices in Starbucks increased between 2014 and 2024?
Using this Visual Capitalist graphic about the prices of products in Starbucks in the USA, answer the following questions:
- Calculate how much more it cost to buy a sausage and cheddar breakfast sandwich, a cake pop and a grande caffe mocha in 2024 than in 2014.
- Prove that the percentage increase in the price of a bagel of was 80% between 2014-24.
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Elizabeth Veal
Liz has taught Economics for over 25 years, including several years as Head of Economics at leading schools.
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