(The Center Square) – Bread prices have risen from a month ago in the capital city of North Carolina.
Three other staples of the family budget for consumers remain steady.
The price for a loaf of bread surged from $3.65 to $4.03 since the first of November. A pound of beef round is down 10 cents, and prices for a gallon of milk and a dozen large eggs are the same.
On average in Raleigh, a regular dozen eggs are $4.57, a gallon of regular milk is $3.56, a loaf of fresh white bread is $4.03, and a pound of beef round is $7.56. The figures are from Numbeo, a crowd-sourced database with costs of living and other factors for cities and countries globally.
For context, across the country just as in Raleigh, different areas could be experiencing fluctuations and not across the board increases or decreases.
Compared to Inauguration Day, on average in Raleigh beef (14 cents) and milk (6 cents) are less, and bread (42 cents) and eggs (51 cents) are more.
Consumer prices have been a focus of the Trump administration. There have been tariff battles and new trade agreements, all part of the president’s desire to fulfill campaign promises on the economy.
Monday marked Day 316 of Trump’s second term. Deals, negotiations and litigations impacting consumer prices remain fluid.
Here’s a look at some measures of consumer prices for Raleigh and the nation:
• Milk (regular, 1 gallon): $3.56, on a range of $2.50 to $5.98. The national average is $4.01, on a range of $2.38 to $7.80.
• Eggs (regular, dozen): $4.57, on a range of $2.29 to $6.50. The national average is $4.40, on a range of $2 to $7.54.
• Beef round (1 pound, equivalent back leg red meat): $7.56, on a range of $4.99 to $9. The national average is $7.54, on a range of $4.50 to $12.
• Bread (load, fresh white, 1 pound): $4.03, on a range of $2.19 to $5.51. The national average is $3.33, on a range of $1.81 to $5.99.
The latest rate of inflation released in October for September is 3%, same as in January and up from 2.4% in the same month a year ago. The release of October’s percentage was canceled because of the government shutdown. The next release is Dec. 18 for the November period.
