GROCERY BASKET PRICE INDEX
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Latest data: August 2026 Released: September 11, 2026 Next update: October 14, 2026

Basket Report Grocery Basket Price Index

Grocery Basket Price Index

U.S. city average · August 2026

36 tracked prices · 24 included in the Basket Index

The grocery basket price was $111.15 in August 2026 for Basket Report's fixed 24-item U.S. staple grocery basket, based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price data. The Basket Report Grocery Basket Price Index was up 0.6% from the previous month and down 2.1% from a year earlier.

Pork chops: May 2026 price carried forward because August was not published.

Orange juice: July 2026 price carried forward because August was not published.

Grocery Basket Price Index · August 2026 $111.15 24-item fixed-weight staple basket
▲ 0.6% MoM ▼ 2.1% YoY
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Record high $113.86 September 2025
Record low $79.02 June 2018
12-mo change ▼ 2.1% year over year
Coverage 24/24 components · 22 published for August

What moved the Grocery Basket Price in August

The basket rose 0.6% to $111.15 in August 2026. Biggest increases came from oranges (+$0.34), cheddar cheese (+$0.24) and potato chips (+$0.19), offset by declines in lettuce (−$0.28), milk (−$0.17) and ham (−$0.11).

Top drivers up

ItemContribution (MoM)
Oranges +$0.34 Cheddar cheese +$0.24 Potato chips +$0.19

Top drivers down

ItemContribution (MoM)
Lettuce −$0.28 Milk −$0.17 Ham −$0.11

Grocery Basket Price Index history

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January 1980 to August 2026 · 559 monthly observations

$20$40$60$80$100$120 basketreport.com $111.15 198019891998200720172026
$20$40$60$80$100$120 basketreport.com $111.15 198019891998200720172026
Nominal Real (2026 $)

Nominal shows the dollar price people paid at the time. Real adjusts older prices into 2026 dollars so you can compare over time.

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Basket ReportAugust 2026
Grocery Basket Price Index
$111.15 ▲ 0.6% MoM
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Inside the basket

Basket Report tracks 36 grocery and beverage price series, including a fixed 24-item Basket Index. The other twelve series are published as reference prices and have no weight in the basket calculation.

Basket (24 total)PriceMoM
Eggs (dozen) $2.27 ▲ 3.8% Milk (gallon) $4.23 ▼ 1.9% Bread (pound) $1.82 ▲ 0.2% Flour (pound) $0.55 ▲ 0.9% Rice (pound) $1.11 ▲ 1.0% Spaghetti & macaroni (pound) $1.37 ▼ 0.5% Ground beef (pound) $6.92 ▲ 0.6% Chicken (pound) $2.01 ▲ 0.3% Chicken breast (pound) $4.17 ▲ 0.5% Bacon (pound) $6.61 ▲ 0.3% Ham (pound) $5.38 ▼ 2.0% Pork chops (pound)May 2026 carried forward $4.91 — Tomatoes (pound) $1.98 ▼ 1.3% Potatoes (pound) $0.98 ▲ 3.6% Lettuce (pound) $1.47 ▼ 16.1% Bananas (pound) $0.65 ▲ 0.3% Oranges (pound) $1.71 — Lemons (pound) $2.11 ▼ 0.6% Coffee (pound) $9.30 ▼ 0.2% Sugar (pound) $1.02 — Butter (pound) $4.02 ▲ 2.5% Cheddar cheese (pound) $5.98 ▲ 4.2% Orange juice (16 ounces)July 2026 carried forward $4.82 — Potato chips (16 ounces) $6.75 ▲ 2.9%
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