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Weekly Recap

Sacramento Grocery Prices: Week of Sep 15–Sep 21

We compared Sacramento grocery prices from Sep 15–Sep 21 against the week before, on products priced at the same store in both weeks. Produce rose 0.3% and frozen fell 0.7%, the largest moves of 9 departments.

81K+
prices checked
54K+
products
14
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, Sep 15–Sep 21 against the week before
Produce
+0.3%
Bakery
+0.3%
Dairy & Eggs
+0.2%
Pantry
+0.2%
Beverages
+0.2%
Meat & Seafood
+0.1%
Household
+0.1%
Snacks
-0.3%
Frozen
-0.7%

Top deals this week

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

Product Store Sale Regular Off
Sprouts Organic Vegan Gummi Sour Mix Sprouts $4.24 $16.99 75% off
Mr Pibb 20fz - 20 FZ Safeway $0.99 $3.29 70% off
Organic Yellow Potato, 1 Each Whole Foods $0.85 $2.49 66% off
Creminelli - Italian Artisan Handcrafted Fine Meats, Finocchio Whole Foods $11.29 $32.84 66% off
Orange Bell Pepper Whole Foods $1.40 $3.99 65% off
Yellow Squash Whole Foods $0.80 $2.29 65% off
Teton Waters Ranch Breakfast Sausage Links, 100% Grass-Fed Beef Whole Foods $5.41 $15.46 65% off
Calidad Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips Smart & Final $0.99 $2.69 63% off
Calidad Corn Tortilla Chips Smart & Final $0.99 $2.69 63% off
Calidad White Corn Tortilla Chips Smart & Final $0.99 $2.69 63% off

Store sale rankings

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

Store Products % on Sale
Raley's / Bel Air / Nob Hill 61 100%
Safeway 12,083 46.4%
Sprouts 6,935 26.5%
Smart & Final 9,584 18.9%
99 Ranch Market 1,973 18.3%
Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op 9,047 16.4%
Whole Foods 3,874 15.1%
Rancho San Miguel 8,455 0.6%
Trader Joe's 3,121 0%

Produce spotlight

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

Price Up
  • Gatorade Thirst Quencher Lemon Lime ↑115% ($4.49)
  • Mexican Papaya ↑89% ($9.09)
  • Mini Seedless Watermelon ↑64% ($4.49)
  • Cantaloupe Melon ↑50% ($2.99)
  • Spaghetti Squash ↑49% ($4.14)
Price Down
  • Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix ↓59% ($0.61)
  • Black Seedless Grapes ↓45% ($3.24)
  • Lime ↓33% ($0.70)
  • Tang Orange Drink Mix ↓30% ($8.24)
  • Lemon ↓26% ($0.88)

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