GROCERY BASKET PRICE INDEX
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Latest data: June 2026 Released: July 14, 2026 Next update: August 12, 2026

Basket Report Grocery Basket Price Index

Grocery Basket Price Index

U.S. city average · June 2026

36 tracked prices · 24 included in the Basket Index

The grocery basket price was $111.17 in June 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 down 0.3% from the previous month and up 0.3% from a year earlier.

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

Grocery Basket Price Index · June 2026 $111.17 24-item fixed-weight staple basket
▼ 0.3% MoM ▲ 0.3% YoY
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Record high $113.86 September 2025
Record low $79.02 June 2018
12-mo change ▲ 0.3% year over year
Coverage 24/24 components · 23 published for June

What moved the Grocery Basket Price in June

The basket fell 0.3% to $111.17 in June 2026. Biggest increases came from cheddar cheese (+$0.28), milk (+$0.20) and ground beef (+$0.16), offset by declines in tomatoes (−$0.67), bacon (−$0.15) and butter (−$0.11).

Top drivers up

ItemContribution (MoM)
Cheddar cheese +$0.28 Milk +$0.20 Ground beef +$0.16

Top drivers down

ItemContribution (MoM)
Tomatoes −$0.67 Bacon −$0.15 Butter −$0.11

Grocery Basket Price Index history

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January 1980 to June 2026 · 557 monthly observations

$20$40$60$80$100$120 basketreport.com $111.17 198019891998200720172026
$20$40$60$80$100$120 basketreport.com $111.17 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 ReportJune 2026
Grocery Basket Price Index
$111.17 ▼ 0.3% MoM
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Inside the basket

Basket Report tracks 36 grocery and household 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) $2.14 ▼ 2.3% Milk (gallon) $4.32 ▲ 2.4% Bread (pound) $1.81 ▼ 0.9% Flour (pound) $0.54 — Rice (pound) $1.09 ▲ 1.7% Spaghetti & macaroni (pound) $1.37 ▼ 0.5% Ground beef (pound) $6.83 ▲ 1.2% Chicken (pound) $2.04 ▲ 0.4% Chicken breast (pound) $4.18 ▲ 0.2% Bacon (pound) $6.56 ▼ 2.3% Ham (pound) $5.51 ▲ 0.9% Pork chops (pound)May 2026 carried forward $4.91 ▲ 6.7% Tomatoes (pound) $2.15 ▼ 13.5% Potatoes (pound) $0.92 ▲ 3.2% Lettuce (pound) $2.01 ▲ 2.4% Bananas (pound) $0.65 ▼ 0.1% Oranges (pound) $1.54 ▼ 0.1% Lemons (pound) $2.11 ▲ 0.9% Coffee (pound) $9.46 ▼ 0.6% Sugar (pound) $1.02 ▼ 1.6% Butter (pound) $3.82 ▼ 2.9% Cheddar cheese (pound) $5.96 ▲ 4.8% Orange juice (16 ounces) $4.87 ▼ 1.9% Potato chips (16 ounces) $6.63 ▲ 0.8%
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