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Weekly Recap

Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of May 19–May 25

We compared Sacramento grocery prices from May 19–May 25 against the week before, on products priced at the same store in both weeks. Frozen rose 0.5% and health & beauty fell 0.6%, the largest moves of 10 departments.

95K+
prices checked
78K+
products
13
stores

Category price changes

Price change by department from the week before. We compare only products priced at the same store in both weeks, so a change in what we collected is not counted as a change in what things cost.

Price change by department, May 19–May 25 against the week before
Frozen
+0.5%
Snacks
+0.3%
Produce
0.0%
Meat & Seafood
0.0%
Bakery
0.0%
Pantry
-0.1%
Household
-0.1%
Dairy & Eggs
-0.2%
Beverages
-0.4%
Health & Beauty
-0.6%

Top deals this week

The largest sale discounts we recorded this week, by percent off the regular price.

Product Store Sale Regular Off
Enaak Spicy Crunchy Noodles Foods Co. $0.10 $1.00 90% off
Corn, White FoodMaxx $0.59 $4.00 85% off
Jsoda Mini Orange & Cream FoodMaxx $0.99 $4.99 80% 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
Cholula Chili Garlic Hot Sauce - 5 Fl. Oz. Safeway $1.50 $5.49 73% off
Barefoot Chardonnay FoodMaxx $2.00 $6.99 71% off
Barefoot Pinot Grigio FoodMaxx $2.00 $6.99 71% off
Barefoot Sauvignon Blanc FoodMaxx $2.00 $6.99 71% off
Barefoot Pink Moscato FoodMaxx $2.00 $6.99 71% off

Store sale rankings

The share of each store's tracked prices that were on sale this week.

Store Products % on Sale
Nugget Markets 198 100%
Safeway 11,804 50.5%
Raley's / Bel Air / Nob Hill 253 44.3%
Sprouts 6,777 33.1%
FoodMaxx 13,319 26.2%
Foods Co. 2,301 25.1%
Smart & Final 8,427 21.2%
Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op 9,195 14.9%
Whole Foods 3,736 13.8%
Target 12,356 6.3%
Rancho San Miguel 8,466 1%
Trader Joe's 2,971 0%
99 Ranch Market 1,993 0%

Produce spotlight

The largest produce price changes from the week before, among items priced at two or more stores.

Price Up
  • Russet Potatoes ↑151% ($3.09)
  • Red Plum ↑117% ($2.17)
  • Yellow Onions ↑79% ($3.90)
  • Idahoan Buttery Homestyle Mashed Potatoes ↑77% ($2.59)
  • Blackberries ↑72% ($6.29)
Price Down
  • Gatorade Orange Thirst Quencher ↓48% ($2.39)
  • Bok Choy ↓36% ($1.62)
  • Raspberries ↓35% ($3.83)
  • Chester's Fries Flamin' Hot Flavored Corn Snacks ↓34% ($1.73)
  • Red Banana ↓29% ($0.63)

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