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🛒Grocery items that rose in price the most in September

FILE - A customer looks at refrigerated items at a Grocery Outlet store in Pleasanton, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022. More U.S. adults are now feeling financially vulnerable amid high inflation. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research says that some 46% of people now call their personal financial situation poor. That figure has risen from 37% percent in March. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File) (Terry Chea, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Inflation may be easing, but food prices are still high for consumers.

Food costs increased by 0.4% according to the September 2022 Consumer Price Index. While this may not be considered a significant increase, there are several reasons why food prices are still through the roof, including ongoing food supply-chain issues kicked off by the COVID-19 pandemic and still echoing today.

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An array of steak meat in a display case at a supermarket
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#10. Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb.

- One-month increase in cost: +2.2%
- Annual change in cost: -4.2%
- September 2022 cost: $10.54

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#9. Potatoes, white, per lb.

- One-month increase in cost: +2.5%
- Annual change in cost: +27.7%
- September 2022 cost: $1.02

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#8. Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb.

- One-month increase in cost: +2.5%
- Annual change in cost: +21.3%
- September 2022 cost: $0.79

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#7. Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb.

- One-month increase in cost: +2.6%
- Annual change in cost: +20.5%
- September 2022 cost: $4.80

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#6. Lemons, per lb.

- One-month increase in cost: +2.7%
- Annual change in cost: Unavailable
- September 2022 cost: $2.09

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#5. Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb.

- One-month increase in cost: +2.8%
- Annual change in cost: +12.4%
- September 2022 cost: $2.36

Sliced deli ham
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#4. Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb.

- One-month increase in cost: +3%
- Annual change in cost: +13.6%
- September 2022 cost: $5.50

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#3. All Ham

- One-month increase in cost: +3%
- Annual change in cost: +13.3%
- September 2022 cost: $4.34

A person inspects a head of romaine lettuce at a supermarket
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#2. Lettuce, romaine, per lb.

- One-month increase in cost: +5.7%
- Annual change in cost: Unavailable
- September 2022 cost: $3.00

 

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#1. Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz.

- One-month increase in cost: +8.8%
- Annual change in cost: +13.4%
- September 2022 cost: $2.78

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