The combined average price of a gallon of milk, a dozen eggs and a pound each of white bread, ground beef, whole chicken and ground coffee, by month.
Basket of six (U.S. average): $26.40 in September 2026. Change from August 2026: −0.6%. From a year earlier: −2.3%.
Basket of six (U.S. average) Milk, whole (gallon), U.S. Eggs, grade A large (dozen), U.S. Bread, white (pound), U.S. Ground beef (pound), U.S. Chicken, whole (pound), U.S. Coffee, ground (pound), U.S.Grocery basket, January 2016 to September 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index average prices.
Next update: October 2026 figures, expected around Nov 14, 2026.
Average retail prices collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Consumer Price Index, U.S. city average. BLS publishes Midwest averages for only some of these items and stopped publishing Midwest milk, eggs and coffee in 2026, so the U.S. averages are used for all six to keep the basket consistent; prices in Dayton stores can differ. The basket is one of each item and appears only for months when all six are priced. Figures are not adjusted for inflation or seasonality.