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

Basket Report Grocery Basket Price Index

Grocery Prices A–Z

U.S. city average · August 2026

Compare every tracked grocery and beverage price in one place using official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average price data. See current prices, month-over-month changes, year-over-year trends, and which staples are driving the grocery basket.

36 tracked prices · 24 included in the Basket Index

Illustration of a grocery basket filled with fresh produce, bread, and milk
Item Unit Price MoM YoY Trend
American Cheese pound $4.75 ▼ 5.2%
Bacon, sliced pound $6.61 ▲ 0.3% ▼ 8.4%
Bananas pound $0.65 ▲ 0.3% ▼ 2.1%
Beef Roast pound $9.37 ▼ 2.1% ▲ 7.4%
Beer, malt beverages 16 ounces $1.88 ▲ 0.1% ▲ 2.2%
Bread, white, pan pound $1.82 ▲ 0.2% ▼ 1.0%
Butter, salted, grade AA pound $4.02 ▲ 2.5% ▼ 16.7%
Cheddar cheese, natural pound $5.98 ▲ 4.2% ▼ 2.3%
Chicken breast, boneless pound $4.17 ▲ 0.5% ▼ 0.9%
Chicken Legs pound $1.67 ▼ 3.1% ▼ 7.1%
Chicken, fresh, whole pound $2.01 ▲ 0.3% ▼ 3.1%
Chocolate Chip Cookies pound $5.21 ▲ 4.1% ▲ 1.8%
Coffee, 100%, ground roast pound $9.30 ▼ 0.2% ▲ 4.8%
Eggs, grade A, large dozen $2.27 ▲ 3.8% ▼ 36.7%
Flour, white, all purpose pound $0.55 ▲ 0.9% ▼ 1.6%
Ground beef, 100% beef pound $6.92 ▲ 0.6% ▲ 9.6%
Ham, boneless, excluding canned pound $5.38 ▼ 2.0% ▼ 0.9%
Ice Cream half gallon $5.85 ▲ 0.3% ▼ 10.0%
Lemons pound $2.11 ▼ 0.6% ▲ 1.6%
Lettuce, iceberg pound $1.47 ▼ 16.1% ▼ 12.1%
Milk, whole, fortified gallon $4.23 ▼ 1.9% ▲ 1.4%
Orange juice, frozen concentrate 16 ounces $4.82 ▼ 1.2% ▲ 3.8%
Oranges, navel pound $1.71 ▼ 4.8%
Pork chops, center cut, bone-in pound $4.91 ▲ 6.7% ▲ 8.9%
Potato chips 16 ounces $6.75 ▲ 2.9%
Potatoes, white pound $0.98 ▲ 3.6% ▼ 2.5%
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked pound $1.11 ▲ 1.0% ▲ 4.9%
Romaine Lettuce pound $3.29 ▼ 5.3%
Soda 12-ounce can $0.60 ▼ 0.5% ▲ 6.3%
Spaghetti & macaroni pound $1.37 ▼ 0.5% ▲ 6.2%
Steak pound $12.81 ▼ 1.9% ▲ 4.8%
Strawberries 12-ounce package $2.58 ▲ 7.2% ▲ 7.1%
Sugar, white, all sizes pound $1.02 ▼ 1.5%
Tomatoes, field grown pound $1.98 ▼ 1.3% ▲ 2.7%
Wine, red and white table liter $13.75 ▼ 0.3% ▼ 1.5%
Yogurt 8-ounce container $1.58 ▲ 2.0% ▲ 6.0%

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