Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Aug 18–Aug 24
We compared Sacramento grocery prices from Aug 18–Aug 24 against the week before, on products priced at the same store in both weeks. Health & Beauty rose 1.4% and beverages fell 0.9%, the largest moves of 10 departments.
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.
Top deals this week
The largest sale discounts we recorded this week, by percent off the regular price.
| Product | Store | Sale | Regular | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD Grills Plastic Marinade Squeeze Bottle | Foods Co. | $1.99 | $7.99 | 75% off |
| Mr Pibb Zero Sugar 20fz - 20 FZ | Safeway | $0.99 | $3.29 | 70% off |
| Mr Pibb 20fz - 20 FZ | Safeway | $0.99 | $3.29 | 70% off |
| Pepsi Prebiotic Cherry Vanilla Cola | FoodMaxx | $0.99 | $3.29 | 70% off |
| Pepsi Prebiotic Cola | FoodMaxx | $0.99 | $3.29 | 70% off |
| Crayola Crayons | Foods Co. | $0.49 | $1.49 | 67% off |
| Organic Yellow Potato, 1 Each | Whole Foods | $1.13 | $3.32 | 66% off |
| Creminelli - Italian Artisan Handcrafted Fine Meats, Finocchio | Whole Foods | $12.99 | $37.79 | 66% off |
| Orange Bell Pepper | Whole Foods | $1.52 | $4.34 | 65% off |
| Yellow Squash | Whole Foods | $0.80 | $2.29 | 65% off |
Store sale rankings
The share of each store's tracked prices that were on sale this week.
| Store | Products | % on Sale |
|---|---|---|
| Safeway | 11,451 | 51.9% |
| Sprouts | 6,637 | 27.3% |
| FoodMaxx | 13,318 | 27% |
| Foods Co. | 870 | 25.5% |
| Smart & Final | 9,453 | 17.6% |
| 99 Ranch Market | 2,292 | 17.6% |
| Whole Foods | 3,706 | 14.4% |
| Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op | 9,233 | 14% |
| Trader Joe's | 3,067 | 0% |
Produce spotlight
The largest produce price changes from the week before, among items priced at two or more stores.
- Japanese Sweet Potato ↑76% ($4.49)
- Pickling Cucumbers ↑73% ($3.74)
- Red Potatoes ↑70% ($1.70)
- Parsnip ↑67% ($3.14)
- Shallot ↑62% ($3.02)
- Bananas ↓57% ($1.04)
- Gatorade Lime Cucumber Thirst Quencher ↓44% ($2.39)
- Idahoan Buttery Homestyle Mashed Potatoes ↓40% ($1.63)
- Green Bell Peppers ↓33% ($1.99)
- Cucumber ↓32% ($0.69)
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