Cheese, lettuce, and other groceries that rose in price in July
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Cheese, lettuce, and other groceries that rose in price in July
Person shopping at the grocery store with cart.
After more than a year of historical inflation, grocery prices are staying relatively steady. Prices fell in March and April for the first time since September 2020 and have changed little since. In July, the cost of groceries inflated 0.3% over June prices.
The drop earlier this spring was largely fueled by decreases in eggs—which had risen dramatically in price—as well as meats, fruits and vegetables, and dairy products.
The overall cost of groceries in July remained up 3.6% from 2022 after historically high inflation in the past couple of years following a series of major social and economic events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, labor disruptions, and heightened consumer demand. Overall, inflation has finally somewhat cooled after continuous interest rate hikes from the Fed, and grocery inflation appears to be doing the same.
Despite the lull, groceries in some categories continued to climb. Stacker used monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to find the grocery items that experienced the largest price increases over the last month, using year-over-year changes as a tiebreaker where needed. Stacker excluded some hyper-specific meat categories in order to better understand grocery price fluctuations more broadly.
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#19. Long-grain white rice (per lb.)
Uncooked white rice spilling out of a burlap sack on a wooden table.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.3%
– Annual change in cost: +8.3%
– July 2023 cost: $1.01
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#18. Wine (per 1 liter)
A person pushing a grocery cart down the wine aisle.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.6%
– Annual change in cost: +0.6%
– July 2023 cost: $13.42
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#17. Ice cream, prepackaged in bulk (per 1/2 gal.)
The ice cream aisle at the grocery store.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.6%
– Annual change in cost: +4%
– July 2023 cost: $5.85
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#16. Whole wheat bread (per lb.)
A grocery store shelf filled with various brands of bread.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.6%
– Annual change in cost: +11.4%
– July 2023 cost: $2.58
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#15. Ground coffee (per lb.)
A spoonful of ground coffee.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.8%
– Annual change in cost: +0.5%
– July 2023 cost: $6.14
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#14. Dried beans (per lb.)
Various dried beans in burlap sacks.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.8%
– Annual change in cost: +2.9%
– July 2023 cost: $1.72
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#13. Bananas (per lb.)
Bananas in a pile.
– One-month increase in cost: +1%
– Annual change in cost: -1.4%
– July 2023 cost: $0.63
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#12. American processed cheese (per lb.)
The cheese section of the grocery store.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.8%
– Annual change in cost: +5.3%
– July 2023 cost: $4.78
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#11. Ground beef (per lb.)
A grocery shelf filled with various ground beef packages.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.9%
– Annual change in cost: +2%
– July 2023 cost: $5.54
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#10. Ham (per lb.)
Ham on platter.
– One-month increase in cost: +2%
– Annual change in cost: +11%
– July 2023 cost: $4.53
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#9. Frozen concentrate orange juice (per 16 oz.)
A can of frozen orange juice concentrate.
– One-month increase in cost: +2%
– Annual change in cost: +15.5%
– July 2023 cost: $3.34
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#8. White bread (per lb.)
A loaf of sliced white bread on a cutting board.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.2%
– Annual change in cost: +15.5%
– July 2023 cost: $1.98
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#7. All-purpose white flour (per lb.)
A wooden scoop in white flour.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.4%
– Annual change in cost: +5.8%
– July 2023 cost: $0.56
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#6. White potatoes (per lb.)
Person picking up potato in supermarket.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.4%
– Annual change in cost: +11.2%
– July 2023 cost: $1.05
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#5. Beef steaks (per lb.)
An array of steak meat in a display case at a supermarket.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.6%
– Annual change in cost: +9.5%
– July 2023 cost: $10.63
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#4. Potato chips (per 16 oz.)
A full aisle of various chips at the grocery store.
– One-month increase in cost: +3.1%
– Annual change in cost: +9.9%
– July 2023 cost: $6.48
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#3. Navel oranges (per lb.)
Baskets of naval oranges.
– One-month increase in cost: +3.6%
– Annual change in cost: Not available
– July 2023 cost: $1.59
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#2. Iceberg lettuce (per lb.)
Baskets of iceberg lettuce wrapped in plastic at the grocery store.
– One-month increase in cost: +3.8%
– Annual change in cost: Not available
– July 2023 cost: $1.67
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#1. Cheddar cheese, natural (per lb.)
Grocery shelves stocked with various cheeses.
– One-month increase in cost: +4%
– Annual change in cost: +1%
– July 2023 cost: $5.91
