Grocery prices Coverage

Where can I find the best prices on grocery staples this week?

Each week, we'll post a new weekly table of prices for 11 staple grocery items to help you compare across multiple Triangle area stores.

Eggs, fruit, rice and bread: Here are the grocery prices rising the most in November 2023

Stacker used monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to find the grocery items that experienced the largest price increases over the last month in the South.

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Beer, wine, chips, cheese: Prices are falling on these top 14 grocery items

Stacker used monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the grocery items that experienced the largest price decreases over the last month in the South.

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Fact-checking White House claim about low Thanksgiving dinner costs

On the same day Joe Biden held the annual presidential "turkey pardon," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre used Thanksgiving to make a point about slowing inflation.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

Here's which Triangle supermarket has the best prices on your Thanksgiving turkey, potatoes and pie

5 On Your Side spent time visiting five popular stores in the Triangle - Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Publix, Walmart and Whole Foods - to find out which store offered the very best prices on Thanksgiving staples.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

Retail sales fell in October, new report says

There are more signs that the worst inflation surge may have passed after wholesale prices in October posted their biggest decline in two and a half years - the biggest monthly decline since April 2020.

Where to save on Thanksgiving groceries

We're totaling the cost of your favorite Thanksgiving foods from five stores to find you the best prices. Where your family will save and spend the most money on the staples of the big feast.

Thanksgiving price forecast

WRAL News is breaking down the cost of this year's Thanksgiving dinner.

Fact check: Speaker Johnson says prices have increased 17%

In his acceptance speech after being elected speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., criticized President Joe Biden's stewardship of the economy, saying: "Prices have increased over 17% in the last two years."

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

After big surge, price of eggs falling fast compared to other groceries

While costs remain high overall, the decreases mean dollars can stretch a bit further at the grocery store.

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Grocery inflation is slowing, but costs of Romaine, coffee, potatoes are climbing the fastest

Stacker used monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to find the grocery items that experienced the largest price increases over the last month in the South.

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Economists forecast grocery bill relief in months ahead

Economists believe grocery inflation should continue improving, but expect it to remain above pre-pandemic levels for the duration of the year.

Expect your grocery bill to go down, economists forecast - but not to what it was before COVID

Economists believe grocery inflation should continue improving, but expect it to remain above pre-pandemic levels for the duration of the year.

Ali Ingersoll, WRAL investigative data reporter

WRAL Investigates who is profiting from inflation

Costs have increased for cereals, bakery items, dairy products, non-alcoholic beverages, meat and eggs.

'We're paying for them': WRAL Investigates companies getting fat on your shrinking food budget

Chills at the checkout. We all know the fear as your grocery bills seem to add up faster than Mega Millions jackpot these days.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Tracking egg prices at grocery stores in Raleigh, Cary

With egg costs soaring, here's a look at how prices have changed in recent weeks.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

There's some good news about holiday grocery shopping

Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households. Grocery prices remain a trouble spot. They surged 0.5% from October to November and are up 12% compared with a year ago.

Inflation eases some, but grocery prices continue to put pressure on the household budget

Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households. Grocery prices remain a trouble spot. They surged 0.5% from October to November and are up 12% compared with a year ago.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Hurricane Ian's impact: Damage from storm impacting grocery prices

Last month, Hurricane Ian devastated Florida's citrus crops. While the sunshine state pushes forward with recovery efforts, farming experts say citrus and other agricultural industries in Florida won't be as lucky.

Are you getting a good deal on your groceries? Five On Your Side tests 5 stores

Do you think you're getting a good deal on your groceries? Where you shop could mean the difference between saving big or spending unnecessarily.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

Food prices are still soaring -- here's what's getting more expensive

Inflation may be slowing, but food prices are still through the roof.

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business

How to find the best grocery prices before you head to the store

With the rising cost of food in the last few years, finding the best price from nearby stores and reconsidering where you shop are both excellent ways to keep the sticker shock to a minimum at the register.

Tips for eating healthy as groceries costs rise

Food price hikes at levels not seen since the inflation-soaked 1970s, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, but experts say there are still ways to eat healthy without breaking the bank.

Federal Reserve mulls interest rate hike, Duke professor explains potential effects

Duke University Practice of Economics professor Connel Fullenkamp discussed how the Federal Reserve is considering raising interest rates. The Fed is expected to take action this week.

'We are only working to survive': Durham mom speaks about rising prices, higher cost of living and possible raise in interest rates

The last time the Fed hiked rates by three-quarters of a percentage point was in the Alan Greenspan era: November 1994.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter