GROCERY BASKET PRICE INDEX
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Latest data: September 2026 Released: October 14, 2026 Next update: November 10, 2026

Basket Report Grocery Basket Price Index

Grocery Basket Price Index

U.S. city average · September 2026

36 tracked prices · 24 included in the Basket Index

The grocery basket price was $111.35 in September 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 0.2% from the previous month and down 2.2% from a year earlier.

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

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

Grocery Basket Price Index · September 2026 $111.35 24-item fixed-weight staple basket
▲ 0.2% MoM ▼ 2.2% YoY
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Record high $113.86 September 2025
Record low $79.02 June 2018
12-mo change ▼ 2.2% year over year
Coverage 24/24 components · 22 published for September

What moved the Grocery Basket Price in September

The basket rose 0.2% to $111.35 in September 2026. Biggest increases came from lettuce (+$0.16), bacon (+$0.15) and cheddar cheese (+$0.15), offset by declines in ground beef (−$0.26), milk (−$0.25) and potato chips (−$0.08).

Top drivers up

ItemContribution (MoM)
Lettuce +$0.16 Bacon +$0.15 Cheddar cheese +$0.15

Top drivers down

ItemContribution (MoM)
Ground beef −$0.26 Milk −$0.25 Potato chips −$0.08

Grocery Basket Price Index history

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January 1980 to September 2026 · 560 monthly observations

$20$40$60$80$100$120 basketreport.com $111.35 198019891998200720172026
$20$40$60$80$100$120 basketreport.com $111.35 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 ReportSeptember 2026
Grocery Basket Price Index
$111.35 ▲ 0.2% 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 12 series are published as reference prices and have no weight in the basket calculation.

Basket (24 total)PriceMoM
Eggs (dozen) $2.27 — Milk (gallon) $4.11 ▼ 2.9% Bread (pound) $1.83 ▲ 0.4% Flour (pound) $0.55 ▼ 0.6% Rice (pound) $1.12 ▲ 0.6% Spaghetti & macaroni (pound) $1.38 ▲ 0.1% Ground beef (pound) $6.79 ▼ 1.9% Chicken (pound) $2.06 ▲ 2.6% Chicken breast (pound) $4.20 ▲ 0.7% Bacon (pound) $6.76 ▲ 2.3% Ham (pound) $5.45 ▲ 1.3% Pork chops (pound)May 2026 carried forward $4.91 — Tomatoes (pound) $1.99 ▲ 0.8% Potatoes (pound) $0.99 ▲ 1.3% Lettuce (pound) $1.64 ▲ 11.2% Bananas (pound) $0.66 ▲ 0.6% Oranges (pound) $1.72 ▲ 0.8% Lemons (pound) $2.13 ▲ 0.7% Coffee (pound) $9.33 ▲ 0.3% Sugar (pound) $1.02 ▼ 0.5% Butter (pound) $3.96 ▼ 1.5% Cheddar cheese (pound) $6.13 ▲ 2.5% Orange juice (16 ounces)July 2026 carried forward $4.82 — Potato chips (16 ounces) $6.67 ▼ 1.2%
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