March 2026 data

U.S. Grocery Price Tracker

What Americans actually pay at the checkout — average prices for everyday food items, tracked monthly from federal data.

+2.0%
Food-at-Home Inflation
Year-over-year
$2.35
Eggs, Grade A Large
Dozen · -62.3% YoY
$4.78
Whole Milk
Gallon · -3.3% YoY
Average U.S. Retail PricesSource: BLS Average Price Data, March 2026
Eggs, Grade A LargePer dozen
$2.35
-62.3%
Whole MilkPer gallon
$4.78
-3.3%
Butter, SaltedPer lb
$4.26
-11.6%
Cheddar CheesePer lb
$5.97
+4.1%
Ground Beef, 100% BeefPer lb
$6.70
+15.7%
Chicken Breast, BonelessPer lb
$2.03
-1.5%
Bacon, SlicedPer lb
$6.80
-2.5%
Pork Chops, Bone-inPer lb
$1.74
-3.7%
BananasPer lb
$0.66
+5.1%
TomatoesPer lb
$2.25
+24.0%
Potatoes, WhitePer lb
$0.85
-10.8%
Strawberries12 oz
$2.58
+9.4%
Lettuce, IcebergPer head
$1.72
+17.3%
Oranges, NavelPer lb
$1.48
0.1%
White BreadPer lb
$1.81
-3.8%
White RicePer lb
$1.06
+2.1%
Flour, WhitePer 5 lbs
$0.55
-2.8%
Sugar, WhitePer 4 lbs
$1.00
-1.8%
Peanut ButterPer lb
$9.61
+30.1%
Coffee, Ground RoastPer lb
$9.61
+30.1%
Orange Juice16 oz
$2.20
+4.8%
Biggest Price Movers — Past 12 MonthsYear-over-year % change

Largest Increases

Peanut Butter
+30.1%
Coffee
+30.1%
Tomatoes
+24.0%
Lettuce
+17.3%
Ground Beef
+15.7%
Strawberries
+9.4%
Bananas
+5.1%

Price Drops

Eggs
-62.3%
Butter
-11.6%
Potatoes
-10.8%
White Bread
-3.8%
Pork Chops
-3.7%
Regional Grocery PricesBLS Average Prices by Region
RegionEggs (doz)Milk (gal)Bread (lb)Ground Beef (lb)
Northeast — — $1.73 $6.39
West — — $2.14 $7.18
Midwest — — $1.67 $6.91
South $2.30 $4.29 $1.74 $6.40
Food-at-Home CPI — 12-Month TrendYear-over-year % change
Apr 2025
+2.0%
May 2025
+2.3%
Jun 2025
+2.4%
Jul 2025
+2.2%
Aug 2025
+2.7%
Sep 2025
+2.7%
Oct 2025
+NaN%
Nov 2025
+1.9%
Dec 2025
+2.3%
Jan 2026
+2.2%
Feb 2026
+2.6%
Mar 2026
+2.0%