Avoid Buying These 25 Grocery Items That Are Now More Expensive

Inflation is the word of the day, as everyone has felt the strain on their bank accounts just by paying for the same goods and services as you always did.

Inflation is the result of a lot of factors, including such things as high energy prices (exacerbated by Russia’s war with Ukraine), post-pandemic supply chain issues and losses, and higher consumer spending.

One of the places many Americans feel inflation most painfully is at the grocery store. If you’re on a budget, you may want to limit your purchases of things like ground beef, soda, potato chips and frozen orange juice, which are among those items that have become the most expensive.

To help you save money on groceries, GoBankingRates sourced 25 items from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index that have gone up the most since April of 2022.

• Median cost, April 2023: $3.270
• Median cost, March 2023: $3.446
• Difference in $ month-over-month:  $(0.18) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -5.11% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $2.520 
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $0.75 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 29.76%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $6.040 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $6.184 
• Difference in $ month-over-month:  $(0.14) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -2.33% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $5.529 
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $0.51 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 9.24%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $4.210  
• Median cost, March 2023:  $4.340 
• Difference in $ month-over-month:  $(0.13) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -3.00% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $3.924 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $0.29 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 7.29%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $4.099 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $4.165 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $(0.07) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -1.58% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $4.178 
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $(0.08) 
• Difference in % year-over-year: -1.89%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $6.549 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $6.613 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $(0.06) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -0.97% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $7.422 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $(0.87) 
• Difference in % year-over-year: -11.76%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $1.874 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $1.932 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $(0.06) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -3.00% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $1.794 
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $0.08 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 4.46%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $3.700 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $3.748 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $(0.05) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -1.28% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $3.682 
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $0.02 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 0.49%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $5.193 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $5.234 
• Difference in $ month-over-month:  $(0.04) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -0.78%
• Median cost, April 2022: $4.174 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $1.02 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 24.41%

• Median cost, April 2023: $1.659 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $1.68 
• Difference in $ month-over-month:  $(0.03) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -1.66% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $1.628 
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $0.03 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 1.90%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $4.747 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $4.753 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $(0.01) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -0.13% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $4.945 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $(0.20) 
• Difference in % year-over-year: -4.00%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $0.980 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $0.982 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $(0.00) 
• Difference in % month-over-month: -0.20% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $0.900 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $0.08 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 8.89%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $1.746 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $1.745 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.00 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 0.06% 
• Median cost, April 2022: $1.619 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $0.13 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 7.84%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $0.635 
• Median cost, March 2023: $0.632 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.00 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 0.47% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $0.637 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $(0.00) 
• Difference in % year-over-year: -0.31%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $0.980 
• Median cost, March 2023: $0.968 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.01 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 1.24% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $0.849 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $0.13 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 15.43%

• Median cost, April, 2023: $0.893 
• Median cost, March, 2023:  $0.880 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.01 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 1.48% 
• Median cost, April, 2022: $0.740 
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $0.15 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 20.68%

• Median cost, April 2023: $1.530
• Median cost, March 2023:  $1.509 
• Difference in $ month-over-month:  $0.02 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 1.39% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $1.505 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $0.03 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 1.66%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $1.553 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $1.526 
• Difference in $ month-over-month:  $0.03 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 1.77% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $1.350 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $0.20 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 15.04%

• Median cost, April 2023: $5.221 
• Median cost, March 2023: $5.184 
• Difference in $ month-over-month:  $0.04 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 0.71% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $3.808 
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $1.41 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 37.11%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $6.803 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $6.765 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.04 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 0.56%
• Median cost, April 2022:  $6.927 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $(0.12) 
• Difference in % year-over-year: -1.79%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $13.302 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $13.249 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.05 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 0.40% 
• Median cost, April 2022: $13.589
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $(0.29)  
• Difference in % year-over-year: -2.11%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $5.247 
• Median cost, March 2023:  $5.194 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.05 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 1.02% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $5.414 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $(0.17) 
• Difference in % year-over-year: -3.08%

• Median cost, April 2023:  $5.247
• Median cost, March 2023:  $5.194 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.05 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 1.02% 
• Median cost, April 2022:  $5.414
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $(0.17)
• Difference in % year-over-year: -3.08%

• Median cost, April 2023: $2.398
• Median cost, March 2023: $2.345
• Difference in $ month-over-month:  $0.05
• Difference in % month-over-month: 2.26%
• Median cost, April 2022:  $1.820 
• Difference in $ year-over-year:  $0.58
• Difference in % year-over-year: 31.76%

• Median cost, April 2023: $6.623 
• Median cost, March 2023: $6.526 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.10 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 1.49%
• Median cost, April 2022: $5.601 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $1.02 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 18.25%

• Median cost, April 2023: $3.010 
• Median cost, March 2023: $2.893 
• Difference in $ month-over-month: $0.12 
• Difference in % month-over-month: 4.04% 
• Median cost, April 2022: $2.770 
• Difference in $ year-over-year: $0.24 
• Difference in % year-over-year: 8.66%