RAND California Average Consumer Prices

Updated: Jan. 17, 2011
Next update: Feb. 2011

Average Consumer Prices

RAND California reports average consumer prices for household fuel, motor fuel, and food items as collected for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). According to the Bureau of the Census, average prices are best used to measure the price level in a particular month, not to measure price change over time. It is more appropriate to use the CA RAND Inflation form to measure price changes. Please note that not all time series are consistently maintained for each item for each geographical area.

Prices, except for electricity, are collected monthly by Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) representatives in the 85 urban areas priced for the CPI. Electricity prices are collected for the BLS for the same 85 areas on a monthly basis by the Department of Energy using mail questionnaires. All fuel prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes; prices for natural gas and electricity also include fuel and purchased gas adjustments. The source for these data is the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,per lb. (453.6 gm)
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Eggs, grade A, large, per doz.
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit)
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm)
American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit)
Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm)
Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)
Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 oz)
Potato chips, per 16 oz.
Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 16 oz. (473.2 ml)
Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz)
All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm)
All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm)
All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm)
All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal), per lb. (453.6 gm)
All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), per lb. (453.6 gm)
All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm)
All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices), per lb. (453.6 gm)
Chicken breast, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm)
Lettuce, romaine, per lb. (453.6 gm)

U.S. city average
Northeast urban
Midwest urban
South urban
West urban
California
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
Anchorage, AK
Atlanta, GA
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Honolulu, HI
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Portland-Salem, OR-WA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV