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Ground beef is up 76.4% since 2019

Bar chart, U.S. city average price, Sep 2019 → Sep 2026: ground beef, lb $3.851 → $6.792 (+76.4%); gasoline, regular, gal $2.630 → $4.482 (+70.4%); eggs, grade A large, dozen $1.383 → $2.272 (+64.3%); white bread, lb $1.296 → $1.830 (+41.2%); electricity, kWh $0.139 → $0.196 (+41.0%); whole milk, gal $3.102 → $4.106 (+32.4%); bananas, lb $0.569 → $0.656 (+15.3%). All items CPI-U +31.2%. Source: BLS average price series APU0000703112, APU000074714, APU0000708111, APU0000702111, APU000072610, APU0000709112, APU0000711211 (not seasonally adjusted); CPI-U all items CUUR0000SA0.

Ground beef, lb: $3.85 → $6.79 (+76.4%). All items CPI-U +31.2%. Average prices are survey estimates.

Source: BLS CPI Average Price Data, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000708111, APU0000703112, APU0000709112, APU0000702111, APU0000711211, APU000074714, APU000072610); CPI-U all items (CUUR0000SA0) · retrieved Oct 27, 2026

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