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GPT-5Sep 25, 2026openai/gpt-5-2025-08-07
Are prices lower in stores compared to a year ago?
Short answer: No—on average, prices are higher than a year ago.
•Latest U.S. CPI (August 2026) shows overall consumer prices up 3.4% versus August 2025. Grocery prices (“food at home”) are up 2.2% year over year. Some items are lower, like dairy (-0.3%) and used cars (-2.3%), but the overall basket is higher.[1]
If you have a specific category or store in mind, I can pull that detail.
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- Consumer Price Index News Release - 2026 M08 Results
Backs: “Some items are lower, like dairy (-0.3%) and used cars (-2.3%), but the overall basket is higher.”