News US Economy News Your Grocery List Ranked by Inflation Lettuce, apples, margarine, and frozen vegetables had the biggest increases By Diccon Hyatt Updated on October 13, 2022 Fact checked by Helen Reis Fact checked by Helen Reis Helen is the senior news editor for The Balance and a veteran journalist with more than 17 years of experience, mostly in business and finance news. She is passionate about making complicated topics easy for everyone to understand and compulsive about accuracy and transparency. learn about our editorial policies Photo: Blend Images - Noel Hendrickson / Getty Images Grocery bills are relentlessly higher these days, fueling inflation that’s stubbornly staying near its highest in decades. Which of the items on your regular list are going up the most? Here’s a look at the biggest price increases (and decreases) just in the month of September, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lettuce, apples, margarine, and frozen vegetables had the biggest gains, while eggs, ground beef, and certain kinds of milk were among the few things that got less expensive. Overall, groceries have gotten 13% more expensive in the last year. Eggs saw a welcome drop in prices, but are still 32% more expensive than a year ago. A bird flu outbreak earlier this year killed millions of chickens in the U.S., according to the Department of Agriculture, driving egg and poultry prices higher. The original version of this story was published on Nov. 11, 2021. Have a question, comment, or story to share? You can reach Diccon at dhyatt@thebalance.com. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit Sources The Balance uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. City Average, By Detailed Expenditure Category.” USDA. “Food Price Outlook, 2022 and 2023: Summary Findings.”