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1 / 15#15. Whole milk (per gal.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.7%
- Annual change in cost: -6.5%
- November 2023 cost: $3.97
Beef steaks, white bread, and other groceries that dropped in price in the West last month
Grocery shoppers felt a slight reprieve this spring as grocery prices fell after a run of increases dating to September 2020.
So far since then, grocery prices have remained relatively steady, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. In November, prices inflated by 0.1% compared to October, and were up 1.7% from November 2022. Prices have fallen in many grocery categories, including eggs, meats, vegetables, grains, and dairy products. Overall inflation is cooling after a series of interest rate hikes by the Fed to temper the record inflation plaguing Americans over the past two years.
While costs remain high overall, the decreases mean dollars can stretch a bit further at the grocery store. Stacker used monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the grocery items that experienced the largest price decreases over the last month in the West, using year-over-year changes as a tiebreaker where needed. For this analysis, the West includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Stacker excluded some hyper-specific meat categories in order to better understand grocery price fluctuations more broadly.
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2 / 15#14. Ground beef (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -0.9%
- Annual change in cost: +5.5%
- November 2023 cost: $5.71
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3 / 15#13. Spaghetti and macaroni (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.2%
- Annual change in cost: -5.4%
- November 2023 cost: $1.61
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4 / 15#12. Ice cream, prepackaged in bulk (per 1/2 gal.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.4%
- Annual change in cost: No change
- November 2023 cost: $6.82
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5 / 15#11. Cheddar cheese, natural (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -1.6%
- Annual change in cost: -8.1%
- November 2023 cost: $5.78
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6 / 15#10. Romaine lettuce (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -2.2%
- Annual change in cost: Not available
- November 2023 cost: $2.68
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7 / 15#9. Ground coffee (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -2.5%
- Annual change in cost: -11.9%
- November 2023 cost: $5.76
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8 / 15#8. Wine (per 1 liter)
- One-month decrease in cost: -2.7%
- Annual change in cost: -15.5%
- November 2023 cost: $13.06
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9 / 15#7. Ham (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -3.2%
- Annual change in cost: +4.0%
- November 2023 cost: $5.0
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10 / 15#6. Navel oranges (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -3.6%
- Annual change in cost: -5.6%
- November 2023 cost: $1.64
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11 / 15#5. Potato chips (per 16 oz.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -4.7%
- Annual change in cost: +0.1%
- November 2023 cost: $6.74
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12 / 15#4. White potatoes (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -5.3%
- Annual change in cost: -5.0%
- November 2023 cost: $0.91
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13 / 15#3. Chocolate chip cookies (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -7.9%
- Annual change in cost: -2.3%
- November 2023 cost: $5.13
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14 / 15#2. White bread (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -8.1%
- Annual change in cost: +8.7%
- November 2023 cost: $2.25
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15 / 15#1. Beef steaks (per lb.)
- One-month decrease in cost: -8.6%
- Annual change in cost: -1.0%
- November 2023 cost: $10.94
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