Price Tracker Shows What We Know! Food, Gas, Utility & Housing Costs All Rising
Written by Tariq on October 21, 2024
Slow Sticker Shock when looking at items over the last 4 years, what they cost in 2019 compared to 2024 will have you seeing double. CBS News is tracking the change in prices of everyday household expenses — from food at the grocery store to utilities and even rent — across the country. Drawing from a wide range of government and private data, the tracking charts below show how the cost of goods and services have changed since from before the pandemic to the most recent information available. That’s through the end of September for most items. The price tracker is based on data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for food, household goods and services and Zillow for rent and home-purchase prices. Every chart notes, and links to, the source of the original data.
| DOZEN EGGS | $1.38 | $3.82 | 176 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROZEN ORANGE JUICE | $2.41 | $4.23 | 75 |
| COFFEE (POUND) | $4.17 | $6.47 | 55 |
| LOAF OF BREAD | $1.30 | $1.98 | 52 |
| YOGURT (8 OUNCES) | $1.15 | $1.70 | 48 |
| GROUND BEEF (POUND) | $3.85 | $5.67 | 47 |
| COOKIES | $3.59 | $5.17 | 44 |
| STEAK (POUND) | $5.86 | $8.15 | 39 |
| UTILITY GAS | $1.02 | $1.40 | 37 |
| CHICKEN BREAST (POUND) | $2.93 | $3.97 | 36 |
| RICE (POUND) | $0.80 | $1.08 | 35 |
| ICE CREAM (HALF GALLON) | $4.80 | $6.34 | 32 |
| MILK (HALF GALLON) | $3.10 | $4.02 | 30 |
| ELECTRICITY (KW HOUR) | $0.14 | $0.18 | 28 |
The real estate data in the tracker is gathered by Zillow, which deeply studies home sales prices, rents and other housing costs using a combination of the listings on its own sites, public records and economic trends. The median rent in the largest 200 metro areas, according to Zillow data through August 31 compared to the same month in 2019. Where does Rochester, NY rank? It went from $1,050 in 2019 to $1,456 in 2024.
Source: CBS News
