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If you plan to barbecue this weekend, here\u2019s some good news: You\u2019ll get slightly more beef for your buck. However, unless you want to eat your burger plain, you\u2019ll need to shell out more dough for those buns. <\/p>\n

A new study from data-analysis company Datasembly found that barbecue staples are more expensive than they were last year, with condiment prices leading the charge. The price of a 32-ounce bottle of ketchup has increased 27.94% since this time last year, going from $4.08 to $5.22, and a 20-ounce container of mustard has risen 13.04%, from $2.07 to $2.34.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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What about the beef? Well, if you want ground beef for burgers, you\u2019ll be paying a few pennies less per pound, on average, than you did last year. But if you want a steak, it will cost about 2.8% more than it did last year, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which came out in April. Pork-chop prices were also down by a few pennies per pound, while the price of bone-in chicken rose by about 8 cents per pound.<\/p>\n

But higher prices will probably not deter Americans from getting together this weekend. Three out of four people are are planning to celebrate in some way, data-analysis company Numerator found, a share that\u2019s virtually unchanged from last year \u2014 although this year, more Americans are planning to attend or host parties. <\/p>\n

Americans just want to have a good time this year, Timothy Malefyt, a professor at Fordham University\u2019s Gabelli School of Business, told MarketWatch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople want to feel good again,\u201d Malefyt said, adding that people want to distance themselves from their memories of the past few years living through the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Last year, people were still \u201cpulling out\u201d of a pandemic mindset, but this year they want something \u201cpositive and celebratory,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a sense of enchantment, wanting brands to deliver more, to look back to some of the traditions and times of getting people together. People want to feel good. They want to have a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But with more than three-quarters of consumers expecting higher prices for their Memorial Day staples, saving money will be a focus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Up to 82% of consumers will be looking for ways to pinch pennies this weekend, according to Numerator data. They will searching out sale items, switching to store brands, shopping at dollar stores or buying smaller items.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For people hosting a Memorial Day barbecue on a budget, one tip is to take advantage of sales and of credit-card cash-back offers in the week before the holiday. There are some other good strategies as well, Lisa Thompson, a savings expert at Shopmium, an app for cash-back offers, told MarketWatch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With meat usually the most expensive part of a barbecue, Thompson recommended stretching it out by making sliders, or smaller-sized burgers, instead of the usual one-third-pound patties. Making chicken or steak kebabs with vegetables is also more budget friendly than serving whole portions of grilled meat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And one final tip from Thompson: \u201cDon\u2019t shop hungry. It\u2019s not just a cliche \u2014 people really do spend more when they\u2019re shopping hungry. Even on nonfood items.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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