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Fourth of July is about family, fireworks and firing up the grill 鈥� but this year, you might notice your grocery bill is feeling the heat too. 

鈥淓verything is so expensive,鈥� said Kassandra Gamboa, who鈥檚 throwing a Fourth of July party for seven people. 鈥淚 love hosting, so I鈥檓 the only one bringing food.鈥� 

The found that a classic Fourth of July cookout for 10 people will cost $73.82, up 4% from a year ago. 

The price of a cookout could be higher still for Albuquerque residents.

The Journal priced out the cheapest ingredients one might buy for a traditional Independence Day cookout 鈥� eight beef patties ($8.97 for four patties), 12 buns ($4.52 for six buns), six pork sausages ($5.92), cheese ($2.48), lettuce ($2.28), a jar of pickles ($5.48), onion ($1.28), jalape帽os ($1.32 per pound), condiments ($8.40 for ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard), a 13-ounce bag of chips ($5.94), 24 cans of soda ($14.97) and ice cream ($3.87) at the Walmart at 8000 Academy NE. The price tag was $78.92.

Meat 鈥� beef, chicken breasts and pork chops 鈥� has increased in cost the most, according to the Farm Bureau. 

鈥淚 walked into the store and noticed the prices for beef,鈥� said Sarah Meza, an Albuquerque resident who shops at Walmart. 鈥淚t鈥檚 higher than usual, but I still need to buy groceries.鈥�  

How about a barbecue instead? A menu of 64 ounces of pork ribs ($8.99 per 16 ounces), six pork sausages ($3.99), two pounds of potatoes ($0.99 per pound), two pounds of onions ($0.99 per pound), chips ($2.99), a jar of pickles ($3.19), 12 cans of soda ($10.99), and ice cream ($3.95) 鈥� enough to comfortably feed eight people 鈥� would cost $65.03 at Silver Street Market, at 205 Silver SW.

Although prices can vary from store to store, the cost of the cookout reflects inflation鈥檚 stronghold in the U.S. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index shows that inflation in the U.S. rose to 4.2% in May, the highest rate seen in three years. 

鈥淏esides labor, the number two component is energy,鈥� said Matias Fontenla, an economics professor at the University of New Mexico. 鈥淓verything needs to be manufactured and harvested in the form of transportation, fertilizers and oil.鈥� 

Energy costs climbed 3.9% in May as oil supplies were affected by the U.S. conflict with Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.  This contributed to a 23.5% surge over the last year, with gasoline prices alone seeing a 7% spike, the BLS reports.

鈥淚f we reach a peace deal, it would take a while but prices may potentially go down,鈥� Fontenla said. 鈥淓nergy prices go up like an arrow but then fall down like a feather.鈥� 

Despite rising inflation and food prices, the National Retail Federation reports that 87% of people plan to celebrate America鈥檚 250th birthday this year. 

鈥淓ven if it鈥檚 expensive, it does not affect my Fourth of July plans,鈥� Gamboa said. 鈥淚 find food to be very important.鈥�

Karmina Conde is a news reporter for the Journal. You can reach her at kconderuiz@abqjournal.com