What everyday things cost, year by year, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data to September 2026. The first seven are average prices; the rest are Consumer Price Index categories, which track a price change rather than a single price.
| Item | September 2026 | 12-month change | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A dozen eggs | $2.27 | −34.9% | +149% |
| A pound of white bread | $1.83 | −2.0% | +97% |
| A gallon of whole milk | $4.11 | −0.6% | +48% |
| A pound of ground beef | $6.79 | +7.4% | +333% |
| A pound of ground coffee | $9.33 | +2.1% | +170% |
| A gallon of regular gas | $4.48 | +34.2% | +197% |
| A kilowatt-hour of electricity | $0.196 | +4.3% | +125% |
| Rent | — | +2.8% | +145% |
| Groceries | — | +1.8% | +92% |
| Restaurant meals | — | +3.5% | +136% |
| Car insurance | — | −5.0% | +230% |
| Used cars | — | −1.5% | +18% |
12-month change compares September 2026 with the same month a year earlier. For an item's full history, open its page: egg prices by year, white bread prices by year, milk prices by year, ground beef prices by year, coffee prices by year, gas prices by year, electricity prices by year, rent inflation by year, grocery inflation by year, restaurant price inflation by year, car insurance inflation by year, used car price inflation by year.
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