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Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the grocery items that saw the largest price decreases from March to April nationwide.
Grocery items that dropped in price the most in December
Grocery prices at large are not going down. But there are some exceptions.
Record inflation has severely impacted fuel costs and pricing for virtually all of our everyday necessities, including weekly groceries. Many factors have contributed to the surge in pricing, including producers' increased cost to package goods and extreme weather conditions that destroyed crops. Grocery prices are up about 11.8% between December 2021 and 2022. The increase from November to December is more moderate, at just 0.2%.
While costs remain high overall, prices for some food items came down last month. Stacker used monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the 10 grocery items that experienced the largest price decreases in December, 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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#10. All-purpose white flour (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.4%
- Annual change in cost: +34.5%
- December 2022 cost: $0.52
#9. Ground beef (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.4%
- Annual change in cost: +0.2%
- December 2022 cost: $5.19
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#8. Bananas (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.5%
- Annual change in cost: +1%
- December 2022 cost: $0.63
#7. Whole chicken (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.7%
- Annual change in cost: +13.9%
- December 2022 cost: $1.83
#6. Beef steaks (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.8%
- Annual change in cost: -4.8%
- December 2022 cost: $9.46
#5. Lemons (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.7%
- Annual change in cost: +3.5%
- December 2022 cost: $2.09
#4. Ice cream, prepackaged in bulk (per 1/2 gal.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -2.8%
- Annual change in cost: +16.7%
- December 2022 cost: $5.56
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#3. American processed cheese (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -3.7%
- Annual change in cost: +19.7%
- December 2022 cost: $4.66
#2. Ham (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -5.4%
- Annual change in cost: +9.2%
- December 2022 cost: $4.05
#1. Navel oranges (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -9.5%
- Annual change in cost: +2.6%
- December 2022 cost: $1.49
#14. Ground coffee (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.1%
- Annual change in cost: +21%
- February 2023 cost: $6.35
#13. Dried beans (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.4%
- Annual change in cost: +9.8%
- February 2023 cost: $1.70
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#12. Whole milk (per gal.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1%
- Annual change in cost: +7.4%
- February 2023 cost: $4.16
#11. Long-grain white rice (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.1%
- Annual change in cost: +15.5%
- February 2023 cost: $0.96
#10. Potato chips (per 16 oz.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.1%
- Annual change in cost: +15.1%
- February 2023 cost: $6.17
#9. Wine (per 1 liter)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.1%
- Annual change in cost: -2%
- February 2023 cost: $13.21
#7. Cheddar cheese, natural (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.6%
- Annual change in cost: +7.4%
- February 2023 cost: $5.85
#6. Lemons (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.7%
- Annual change in cost: Not available
- February 2023 cost: $2.16
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#5. American processed cheese (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -2%
- Annual change in cost: +16.3%
- February 2023 cost: $4.63
#4. Tomatoes (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -5.7%
- Annual change in cost: +9%
- February 2023 cost: $1.99
#3. Romaine lettuce (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -6.3%
- Annual change in cost: -10%
- February 2023 cost: $2.87
#2. Strawberries (per 12 oz.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -8.6%
- Annual change in cost: +4.1%
- February 2023 cost: $3.17
#1. Eggs (per doz.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -12.7%
- Annual change in cost: +110%
- February 2023 cost: $4.21
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#12. Long-grain white rice (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.2%
- Annual change in cost: +8.9%
- April 2023 cost: $0.98
#11. Spaghetti and macaroni (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.3%
- Annual change in cost: +20%
- April 2023 cost: $1.46
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#10. American processed cheese (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.3%
- Annual change in cost: +14.6%
- April 2023 cost: $4.76
#9. All-purpose white flour (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.7%
- Annual change in cost: +19.1%
- April 2023 cost: $0.54
#8. Chocolate chip cookies (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.8%
- Annual change in cost: +24.4%
- April 2023 cost: $5.19
#7. Romaine lettuce (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.9%
- Annual change in cost: -12.7%
- April 2023 cost: $2.78
#6. Whole milk (per gal.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.4%
- Annual change in cost: +0.7%
- April 2023 cost: $4.04
#5. Dried beans (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.7%
- Annual change in cost: +1.9%
- April 2023 cost: $1.66
#4. Ground coffee (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -2.3%
- Annual change in cost: +9.2%
- April 2023 cost: $6.04
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#3. Ham (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -3%
- Annual change in cost: +7.3%
- April 2023 cost: $4.21
#2. Tomatoes (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -3%
- Annual change in cost: +4.5%
- April 2023 cost: $1.87
#1. Eggs (per doz.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -5.1%
- Annual change in cost: +29.8%
- April 2023 cost: $3.27
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