$111.15
Cost of Basket Report’s 24-item staple grocery basket
Up 0.6% in August down 2.1% from last year
Basket Report’s 24-item basket moved higher this month and is lower than a year ago.
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Biggest changes in August 2026
These are the biggest month-over-month moves for August 2026 — the most recent month the BLS has published. Prices for a month post around the middle of the next month, so this is the latest data available, not stale.Month-over-month change · U.S. city average · BLS CPI Average Price Data
Price Watch
Short signals from this month's grocery data · August 2026
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