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Weekly Recap

Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of May 12–May 18

We compared Sacramento grocery prices from May 12–May 18 against the week before, matching products across both weeks. Below: what went up, what went down, and where the deals are.

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76K+
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16
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Category price changes

Change by grocery category, this week vs. last. We compare only the products we priced in both weeks, so a change in what we collected can't masquerade as a change in what things cost.

This Week vs Last WeekHorizontal bar chart showing 10 categories with values ranging from -0.5 to 0.0.BeveragesBeverages: 0.0%0.0Meat & SeafoodMeat & Seafood: -0.2%-0.2ProduceProduce: -0.3%-0.3Dairy & EggsDairy & Eggs: -0.3%-0.3PantryPantry: -0.3%-0.3BakeryBakery: -0.3%-0.3SnacksSnacks: -0.4%-0.4FrozenFrozen: -0.4%-0.4Health & BeautyHealth & Beauty: -0.4%-0.4HouseholdHousehold: -0.5%-0.5

Top deals this week

The biggest sale discounts we found across all stores this week.

Product Store Sale Regular Off
Jsoda Mini Orange & Cream FoodMaxx $0.99 $4.99 80% off
Mars Variety Bag ESTR M&M CHOC FRTY FAVS VRTY DRC FoodMaxx $5.00 $20.49 76% off
Signature SELECT Spiral Sliced Ham with Natural Juices - 10 Lb Safeway $9.90 $39.90 75% off
Goody Hair Net FoodMaxx $0.64 $2.49 74% off
Rice-A-Roni Rice Cilantro Lime Box - 5.6 Oz Safeway $0.59 $2.19 73% off
Rice-A-Roni Rice Fried Box - 6.2 Oz Safeway $0.59 $2.19 73% off
Rice-A-Roni Rice Beef Flavor Box - 6.8 Oz Safeway $0.59 $2.19 73% off
Rice-A-Roni Rice Creamy Four Cheese Flavor Box - 6.4 Oz Safeway $0.59 $2.19 73% off
Rice-A-Roni Rice Spanish Box - 6.8 Oz Safeway $0.59 $2.19 73% off
Rice-A-Roni Rice Chicken Flavor Box - 6.9 Oz Safeway $0.59 $2.19 73% off

Store sale rankings

Which stores had the most items on sale this week?

Store Products % on Sale
Nugget Markets 155 100%
Raley's / Bel Air / Nob Hill 920 99.7%
Safeway 12,018 48.8%
Sprouts 6,793 33.9%
Food 4 Less 2,794 26.2%
FoodMaxx 13,204 26%
Foods Co. 1,872 25%
Smart & Final 8,503 16.2%
Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op 9,203 15.1%
Whole Foods 3,570 14.1%
Target 12,748 11.3%
Rancho San Miguel 3,353 2.2%
Trader Joe's 2,962 0%
99 Ranch Market 2,294 0%

Produce spotlight

Produce prices move more than anything else in the store. Biggest swings this week:

Price Up
  • Crystal Light Zero Sugar Lemonade Drink Mix ↑85% ($5.99)
  • Gatorade Lime Cucumber Thirst Quencher ↑78% ($4.25)
  • Gala Apple ↑53% ($2.09)
  • Mazola Corn Oil ↑53% ($7.99)
  • Napa Cabbage ↑51% ($4.73)
Price Down
  • Dr Pepper, Soda, Diet ↓38% ($8.36)
  • Organic Fuji Apple ↓37% ($1.36)
  • Taylor Farms Broccoli Florets ↓36% ($3.24)
  • Russet Potato ↓27% ($1.27)
  • Organic Cosmic Crisp Apples ↓27% ($3.07)

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