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Grocery price trends and analysis, backed by real Sacramento data.
Sacramento Grocery Prices in 2026: The Running Report
Our running record of Sacramento grocery prices through 2026, refreshed monthly. 8 months of data so far: the basket index is up 1.0%, Household up 2.3%, Beverages unchanged.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: What Moved in September 2026
We tracked 466,000+ prices across 17 stores in September. Frozen rose 1.8%, dairy and eggs 1.5% and meat 1.0% on matched products, and the average sale discount was 19.7%.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Sep 29–Oct 5
107,944 prices at 15 stores for Sep 29–Oct 5. Meat & Seafood rose 0.6% and bakery fell 0.7%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Sep 22–Sep 28
138,354 prices at 14 stores for Sep 22–Sep 28. Frozen rose 1.0% and household fell 0.6%, the largest moves of 9 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Sep 15–Sep 21
80,521 prices at 14 stores for Sep 15–Sep 21. Produce rose 0.3% and frozen fell 0.7%, the largest moves of 9 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Sep 8–Sep 14
102,691 prices at 17 stores for Sep 8–Sep 14. Frozen rose 1.0% and household fell 0.5%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Sep 1–Sep 7
98,217 prices at 15 stores for Sep 1–Sep 7. Household rose 1.1% and beverages fell 0.2%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: What Moved in August 2026
We tracked 372,000+ prices across 18 stores in August. Health and beauty rose 2.2% and frozen fell 1.1% on matched products, and every other department moved 0.6% or less.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Aug 25–Aug 31
97,709 prices at 17 stores for Aug 25–Aug 31. Bakery rose 0.6%, the largest move of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Aug 18–Aug 24
71,127 prices at 15 stores for Aug 18–Aug 24. Health & Beauty rose 1.4% and beverages fell 0.9%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Aug 11–Aug 17
97,142 prices at 16 stores for Aug 11–Aug 17. Bakery rose 0.6% and frozen fell 1.0%, the largest moves of 9 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Aug 4–Aug 10
78,713 prices at 15 stores for Aug 4–Aug 10. Frozen rose 1.0% and household fell 0.7%, the largest moves of 9 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Jul 28–Aug 3
99,506 prices at 15 stores for Jul 28–Aug 3. Snacks rose 0.4% and health & beauty fell 0.4%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: What Moved in July 2026
We tracked 409,000+ prices across 19 stores in July. On matched products snacks rose 1.5%, beverages 1.4% and dairy and eggs 1.2%, and eight of eleven departments finished higher.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Jul 21–Jul 27
100,320 prices at 16 stores for Jul 21–Jul 27. Bakery rose 0.3% and frozen fell 1.1%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Jul 14–Jul 20
99,759 prices at 16 stores for Jul 14–Jul 20. Snacks rose 0.9% and health & beauty fell 0.6%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Jul 7–Jul 13
90,462 prices at 16 stores for Jul 7–Jul 13. Dairy & Eggs rose 1.0% and health & beauty fell 0.2%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Jun 30–Jul 6
67,332 prices at 11 stores for Jun 30–Jul 6. Health & Beauty rose 0.4% and beverages fell 0.9%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: What Moved in June 2026
We tracked 354,000+ prices across 15 stores in June. Frozen fell 3.1% on matched products and every other department moved 0.5% or less. Safeway had 49.3% of its tracked prices on sale.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Jun 23–Jun 29
72,049 prices at 13 stores for Jun 23–Jun 29. Beverages rose 0.2% and frozen fell 1.1%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Jun 16–Jun 22
80,692 prices at 12 stores for Jun 16–Jun 22. Produce rose 0.2% and beverages fell 0.6%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Jun 9–Jun 15
119,830 prices at 15 stores for Jun 9–Jun 15. Household rose 0.2% and frozen fell 1.1%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Jun 2–Jun 8
59,722 prices at 12 stores for Jun 2–Jun 8. Frozen rose 0.9% and health & beauty fell 0.6%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of May 26–Jun 1
61,944 prices at 10 stores for May 26–Jun 1. Health & Beauty rose 0.3% and frozen fell 0.2%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: What Moved in May 2026
We tracked 374,000+ prices across 15 stores in May. No department moved more than 0.5% on matched products, and the average sale discount was 17.0%, the lowest of any month from March through September.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of May 19–May 25
94,585 prices at 13 stores for May 19–May 25. Frozen rose 0.5% and health & beauty fell 0.6%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of May 12–May 18
89,392 prices at 15 stores for May 12–May 18. Beverages rose 0.2% and health & beauty fell 0.5%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of May 5–May 11
87,253 prices at 14 stores for May 5–May 11. Health & Beauty rose 0.5% and frozen fell 0.6%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Apr 28–May 4
98,042 prices at 15 stores for Apr 28–May 4. Household rose 1.0% and bakery fell 0.7%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: What Moved in April 2026
We tracked 337,000 prices across 17 stores in April. On matched products all eleven departments rose, led by bakery and household at 1.5% and pantry at 1.3%. Frozen rose 0.1%.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Apr 1–Apr 7
75,696 prices at 15 stores for Apr 1–Apr 7. Meat & Seafood rose 0.5% and bakery fell 0.4%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: What Moved in March 2026
We tracked 583,000+ prices across 24 stores in March. Measured on matched products, the whole store moved less than a point: pantry and bakery down 0.7%, household up 0.6%.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Mar 15–Mar 21
123,291 prices at 21 stores for Mar 15–Mar 21. Frozen rose 1.2% and household fell 0.3%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Mar 9–Mar 15
120,038 prices at 23 stores for Mar 9–Mar 15. Household rose 0.3% and frozen fell 1.3%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Feb 28–Mar 6
208,568 prices at 22 stores for Feb 28–Mar 6. Household rose 1.3% and meat & seafood fell 0.4%, the largest moves of 9 departments.
Read more →Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Feb 23–Mar 1
72,868 prices at 19 stores for Feb 23–Mar 1.
Read more →Introducing SacGroceries: Sacramento's Free Grocery Price Tracker
We launched SacGroceries and tracked 72,000+ grocery prices across 19 Sacramento stores in our first week. Here's what we found.
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