McDonald's visits dip amid US struggle with high cost of living
Traffic at U.S. McDonald’s restaurants fell during the third quarter as customers struggled with higher gas prices and the uncomfortably high cost of living.
Summary by The El Paso Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: The Associated Press, as published by KTSM 9 News (NBC) · · 1 min read
Traffic at U.S. McDonald’s restaurants fell during the third quarter as customers struggled with higher gas prices and the uncomfortably high cost of living.

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