The Receipt · December 2025
What moved in the basket — December 2025
Retrieved June 21, 2026
The Basket Index rose 0.0% in December 2025, landing at $108.26 for the 23-item staple basket. The year-over-year change was +1.0%. This issue is built from BLS CPI Average Price Data for the national U.S. city average, with no imputed values.
What pushed it up
- Ground beef +$0.29 · +2.2% MoM
- Pork chops +$0.19 · +4.2% MoM
- Cheddar cheese +$0.15 · +2.7% MoM
What pulled it down
The read
Eggs did the most work on the downside, subtracting $0.30 from the fixed basket on its own. Ground beef moved the other way, adding $0.29. That split is the story of December 2025: a few lines moved sharply while the all-in basket changed +1.0% from a year ago.
For citation, use the Basket Index as the headline number: $108.26 for December 2025, covering 23 of 24 configured staples at the U.S. city average. Item pages below carry the underlying BLS series IDs, CSV/JSON downloads, charts, and embed codes for source-level follow-up.
Biggest single-item moves
| Item | Price | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs /doz | $2.71 | −5.2% | −34.6% |
| Pork chops /lb | $4.72 | +4.2% | +3.0% |
| Cheddar cheese /lb | $5.79 | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| Bacon /lb | $6.76 | −2.4% | −2.2% |
| Bread /lb | $1.83 | +2.4% | −4.1% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Average Price Data. Retrieved June 21, 2026 via the BLS Public Data API. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.