Prices by category
| Category | 12 months | Since December 2025 |
|---|
| Gasoline | +27.4% | +37.6% |
| Airline fares | +23.4% | +22.1% |
| Coffee | +6.1% | +3.6% |
| Beef | +5.9% | +2.9% |
| Utility gas | +4.4% | −0.7% |
| Day care | +4.0% | +2.3% |
| Electricity | +3.8% | +5.1% |
| Restaurants | +3.4% | +2.0% |
| Rent | +2.7% | +1.9% |
| Groceries | +2.2% | +1.8% |
| Pet food | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| Internet | +1.5% | +1.4% |
| Used cars | −2.3% | +0.7% |
| Car insurance | −5.1% | −5.0% |
| Eggs | −23.0% | −10.2% |
Average prices
| Item | August 2026 | A year earlier |
|---|
| Gasoline, regular, per gallon | $4.20 | $3.29 |
| Eggs, grade A large, per dozen | $2.27 | $3.59 |
| Coffee, ground roast, per lb | $9.30 | $8.87 |
| Ground beef, per lb | $6.92 | $6.32 |
As a chart: what got more expensive in the US this year. Your own inflation depends on where your money goes — Tratobor sorts your receipts and statements into categories, so you can see which of them matter most for you.
More: method and sources
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted; 12-month change = index level ÷ level a year earlier − 1.
- BLS did not collect October 2025 prices (the 2025 lapse in appropriations), so a 12-month change for October 2026 cannot be computed from index levels; for that month the page keeps the latest month that can be computed.
- Updated monthly on the BLS CPI release day.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI and Average Price Data; data retrieved via the BLS Public Data API on October 8, 2026. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.