Build your grocery cart — priced from real BLS shelf data

Pick items and quantities; see what your exact cart costs today vs one and five years ago. Current staples (US city average):

• Eggs (dozen): $2.19 (-51.8% YoY)
• Milk (gallon): $4.22 (+4.9% YoY)
• Ground Beef (lb): $6.75 (+12.8% YoY)
• Bread (lb): $1.83 (-2.5% YoY)
• Electricity (kWh): $0.2 (+7.7% YoY)
• Utility Gas (therm): $1.68 (+3.1% YoY)

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