Ham, potatoes, and other groceries that rose in price in May
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Ham, potatoes, and other groceries that rose in price in May
Person shopping at the grocery store with cart.
After more than a year of historical inflation, grocery prices are staying steady. Grocery prices fell in March and April for the first time since September 2020 but changed little in May at a 0.1% increase.
The drop in recent months was largely fueled by decreases in eggs—which had previously risen dramatically over a short period of time—as well as meats, fruits and vegetables, and dairy products.
Still, inflation continued to plague shoppers. The overall cost of groceries in April remained up 5.8% from 2022—the result of 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 cooled some but still hasn’t reached pre-pandemic levels.
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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#15. American processed cheese (per lb.)
The cheese section of the grocery store.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.1%
– Annual change in cost: +9.8%
– May 2023 cost: $4.77
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#14. All-purpose white flour (per lb.)
A wooden scoop in white flour.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.4%
– Annual change in cost: +19.3%
– May 2023 cost: $0.54
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#13. Malt beverages (per 16 oz.)
A variety of beers in a refrigerator in a supermarket
– One-month increase in cost: +0.5%
– Annual change in cost: +7.6%
– May 2023 cost: $1.75
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#12. Wine (per 1 liter)
A person pushing a grocery cart down the wine aisle.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.8%
– Annual change in cost: +0.7%
– May 2023 cost: $13.41
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#11. Ground coffee (per lb.)
A spoonful of ground coffee.
– One-month increase in cost: +0.9%
– Annual change in cost: +4.4%
– May 2023 cost: $6.09
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#10. Long-grain white rice (per lb.)
Uncooked white rice spilling out of a burlap sack on a wooden table.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.7%
– Annual change in cost: +9.7%
– May 2023 cost: $1.00
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#9. Romaine lettuce (per lb.)
Romaine lettuce leaves.
– One-month increase in cost: +1.9%
– Annual change in cost: -5.3%
– May 2023 cost: $2.83
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#8. Ground beef (per lb.)
A grocery shelf filled with various ground beef packages.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.1%
– Annual change in cost: +0.4%
– May 2023 cost: $5.36
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#7. Dried beans (per lb.)
Various dried beans in burlap sacks.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.2%
– Annual change in cost: +3.4%
– May 2023 cost: $1.70
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#6. Lemons (per lb.)
A display of lemons at a grocery store.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.3%
– Annual change in cost: -0.9%
– May 2023 cost: $2.24
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#5. Whole chicken (per lb.)
A whole cooked chicken with lemon slices.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.5%
– Annual change in cost: +5.3%
– May 2023 cost: $1.92
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#4. Beef steaks (per lb.)
An array of steak meat in a display case at a supermarket.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.7%
– Annual change in cost: +5.5%
– May 2023 cost: $10.22
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#3. White potatoes (per lb.)
Person picking up potato in supermarket.
– One-month increase in cost: +2.9%
– Annual change in cost: +15.2%
– May 2023 cost: $1.01
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#2. Ham (per lb.)
Ham on platter.
– One-month increase in cost: +4.4%
– Annual change in cost: +11.6%
– May 2023 cost: $4.40
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#1. Frozen concentrate orange juice (per 16 oz.)
A can of frozen orange juice concentrate.
– One-month increase in cost: +5.5%
– Annual change in cost: +11.2%
– May 2023 cost: $3.18
