Price Explorer
Every essential, since 2019.
14 commodities. Monthly data. State-level where the government publishes it.
Biggest mover
+117%
Ground Coffee
Basket average
+50%
Across 14 essentials
Smallest mover
+13%
Bananas
Reading the cards
The number that matters is in red or green.
Pill
The chip in the corner — percent change over the window you pick.
Sparkline
Shape of the journey — flat, climbing, or rolling.
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Energy
What it costs to move, heat, and light a home.
State-level data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Groceries
The receipt, line by line.
National data from the BLS Average Price series. State estimates use regional-parity multipliers — how the math works.
Groceries
Ground Coffee
$9.32
from $4.29 · 2019
Groceries
Ground Beef
$6.88
from $3.80 · 2019
Groceries
Whole Milk
$4.31
from $2.91 · 2019
Groceries
White Bread
$1.82
from $1.27 · 2019
Groceries
Eggs (Grade A, Large)
$2.19
from $1.55 · 2019
Groceries
Whole Chicken
$2.00
from $1.47 · 2019
Groceries
Cheddar Cheese
$4.75
from $3.92 · 2019
Groceries
Sliced Bacon
$6.58
from $5.52 · 2019
Fruit
The produce aisle, season by season.
Lunchbox staples and breakfast basics — the stuff parents put in the cart on every trip.
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