What things cost in 2007
In 2007, a dozen eggs averaged $1.68, a gallon of whole milk averaged $3.50 and a pound of white bread averaged $1.21. Here are 48 everyday prices from that year beside September 2026’s, plus each one in today’s dollars.
Yearly averages of BLS monthly pricesToday: September 2026
One dollarConsumer Price Index, all urban consumers
2007$1.00Sep 2026$1.63
It takes $1.63 in September 2026 to buy what $1 bought on average in 2007: prices overall are 1.63 times as high.
- Items priced in 2007
- 48Of the 53 on this site
- Cheaper now, after inflation
- 19Today’s price is below the old one in today’s dollars
- Dearer now, after inflation
- 29Rose faster than prices overall
- Prices overall
- 1.63×CPI-U, 2007 average to Sep 2026
The same shopping bag, 2007 and now
One of each: a dozen eggs, a gallon of whole milk, a pound each of white bread, ground beef, whole chicken, bananas and coffee, and a gallon of regular gas.
2007$16.58Sep 2026$31.53
Up 90% in dollars of the day. In Sep 2026 dollars the 2007 bag cost $26.94, so after inflation it is up 17%.
- Eggs per dozen2007: $1.68Sep 2026: $2.27
- Whole milk per gallon2007: $3.50Sep 2026: $4.11
- White bread per lb2007: $1.21Sep 2026: $1.83
- Ground beef per lb2007: $2.30Sep 2026: $6.79
- Whole chicken per lb2007: $1.12Sep 2026: $2.06
- Bananas per lb2007: 51.0¢Sep 2026: 65.6¢
- Coffee per lb2007: $3.47Sep 2026: $9.33
- Regular gas per gallon2007: $2.80Sep 2026: $4.48
Cheapest now, compared with 2007
The five items whose price rose least against everything else since 2007. Negative means today’s price takes less of today’s money.
| Item | 2007 average | Sep 2026 | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemonsper lb | $1.86 | $2.13 | down 29.5% |
| Milk, wholeper gallon | $3.50 | $4.11 | down 27.8% |
| Tomatoes, field grownper lb | $1.65 | $1.99 | down 25.5% |
| Chicken breast, bonelessper lb | $3.43 | $4.20 | down 24.5% |
| American processed cheeseper lb | $3.84 | $4.74 | down 24.1% |
Dearest now, compared with 2007
The five items whose price rose most against everything else since 2007.
| Item | 2007 average | Sep 2026 | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground beef, 100% beefper lb | $2.30 | $6.79 | up 81.8% |
| Ground beef, lean and extra leanper lb | $3.07 | $8.46 | up 69.6% |
| Chuck roast, bonelessper lb | $3.38 | $9.19 | up 67.3% |
| Coffee, ground roastper lb · 10 of 12 months | $3.47 | $9.33 | up 65.3% |
| Beef for stew, bonelessper lb | $3.51 | $8.53 | up 49.7% |
Dairy & eggs in 2007
5 items| Item | 2007 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, grade A largeper dozen | $1.68 | $2.72 | $2.27 | up 35.5% | down 16.6% |
| Milk, wholeper gallon | $3.50 | $5.69 | $4.11 | up 17.2% | down 27.8% |
| Cheddar cheeseper lb | $4.23 | $6.87 | $6.13 | up 45.0% | down 10.8% |
| American processed cheeseper lb | $3.84 | $6.24 | $4.74 | up 23.4% | down 24.1% |
| Ice creamper half gallon | $3.95 | $6.42 | $5.93 | up 50.0% | down 7.7% |
Meat in 2007
13 items| Item | 2007 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground beef, 100% beefper lb | $2.30 | $3.74 | $6.79 | up 195.4% | up 81.8% |
| Ground beef, lean and extra leanper lb | $3.07 | $4.99 | $8.46 | up 175.6% | up 69.6% |
| Ground chuckper lb | $2.70 | $4.39 | $6.48 | up 140.1% | up 47.8% |
| Chicken, wholeper lb | $1.12 | $1.81 | $2.06 | up 85.1% | up 13.9% |
| Chicken breast, bonelessper lb | $3.43 | $5.57 | $4.20 | up 22.6% | down 24.5% |
| Chicken legs, bone-inper lb | $1.31 | $2.13 | $1.74 | up 32.7% | down 18.3% |
| Bacon, slicedper lb | $3.66 | $5.94 | $6.76 | up 84.8% | up 13.7% |
| Pork chopsper lb | $3.60 | $5.86 | $4.55 | up 26.3% | down 22.3% |
| Ham, bonelessper lb | $3.13 | $5.08 | $5.45 | up 74.3% | up 7.3% |
| Sirloin steak, bonelessper lb | $5.97 | $9.70 | $14.11 | up 136.2% | up 45.4% |
| Round steak, bonelessper lb | $4.11 | $6.68 | $9.84 | up 139.4% | up 47.3% |
| Chuck roast, bonelessper lb | $3.38 | $5.49 | $9.19 | up 171.9% | up 67.3% |
| Beef for stew, bonelessper lb | $3.51 | $5.70 | $8.53 | up 143.2% | up 49.7% |
Produce in 2007
9 items| Item | 2007 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananasper lb | 51.0¢ | 82.9¢ | 65.6¢ | up 28.6% | down 20.9% |
| Oranges, navelper lb · 11 of 12 months | $1.28 | $2.09 | $1.72 | up 34.1% | down 17.5% |
| Lemonsper lb | $1.86 | $3.02 | $2.13 | up 14.6% | down 29.5% |
| Grapefruitper lb | 96.4¢ | $1.57 | $1.62 | up 68.4% | up 3.6% |
| Strawberriesper 12 oz (dry pint) | $2.20 | $3.58 | $2.84 | up 28.9% | down 20.7% |
| Potatoes, whiteper lb | 52.5¢ | 85.3¢ | 98.9¢ | up 88.5% | up 16.0% |
| Tomatoes, field grownper lb | $1.65 | $2.67 | $1.99 | up 21.0% | down 25.5% |
| Lettuce, icebergper lb | 92.8¢ | $1.51 | $1.64 | up 76.2% | up 8.5% |
| Lettuce, romaineper lb | $1.57 | $2.55 | $3.31 | up 110.9% | up 29.7% |
Pantry in 2007
10 items| Item | 2007 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bread, whiteper lb | $1.21 | $1.96 | $1.83 | up 51.6% | down 6.7% |
| Bread, whole wheatper lb | $1.71 | $2.78 | $2.81May 2026 | up 64.7% | up 1.4% |
| Flour, white all-purposeper lb | 36.0¢ | 58.5¢ | 54.5¢ | up 51.3% | down 6.9% |
| Sugar, whiteper lb | 51.5¢ | 83.7¢ | $1.02 | up 98.0% | up 21.8% |
| Rice, white long grainper lb | 54.9¢ | 89.2¢ | $1.12 | up 103.6% | up 25.3% |
| Spaghetti and macaroniper lb | 87.5¢ | $1.42 | $1.38 | up 57.1% | down 3.3% |
| Coffee, ground roastper lb · 10 of 12 months | $3.47 | $5.64 | $9.33 | up 169.0% | up 65.3% |
| Cookies, chocolate chipper lb | $2.70 | $4.40 | $5.15 | up 90.5% | up 17.2% |
| Potato chipsper 16 oz | $3.53 | $5.74 | $6.67 | up 88.9% | up 16.3% |
| Dried beansper lb | 94.2¢ | $1.53 | $1.67 | up 77.2% | up 9.1% |
Drinks in 2007
3 items| Item | 2007 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange juice, frozen concentrateper 16 oz | $2.50 | $4.07 | $4.82Jul 2026 | up 92.5% | up 18.5% |
| Beer (malt beverages)per 16 oz | $1.12 | $1.83 | $1.88 | up 66.9% | up 2.7% |
| Wine, red and white tableper liter | $8.55 | $13.89 | $13.77 | up 61.0% | down 0.9% |
Energy in 2007
8 items| Item | 2007 average | In Sep 2026 $ | Sep 2026 | Now vs then | After inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline, regular unleadedper gallon | $2.80 | $4.55 | $4.48 | up 60.0% | down 1.4% |
| Gasoline, all typesper gallon | $2.85 | $4.63 | $4.63 | up 62.5% | up 0.1% |
| Gasoline, midgrade unleadedper gallon | $2.91 | $4.72 | $4.96 | up 70.4% | up 5.0% |
| Gasoline, premium unleadedper gallon | $3.03 | $4.92 | $5.43 | up 78.9% | up 10.2% |
| Diesel fuelper gallon | $2.96 | $4.81 | $6.33 | up 113.6% | up 31.5% |
| Electricityper kWh | 11.7¢ | 18.9¢ | 19.6¢ | up 68.0% | up 3.5% |
| Natural gas (piped utility gas)per therm | $1.26 | $2.06 | $1.70 | up 34.4% | down 17.3% |
| Heating oil (fuel oil #2)per gallon | $2.68 | $4.35 | $5.92 | up 120.9% | up 36.1% |
How we got these numbers
- 2007 prices are the average of the monthly U.S. city average prices BLS published for that year. An item needs at least nine published months to appear.
- In Sep 2026 dollars restates each month’s price with CPI-U (336.94 in Sep 2026) and then averages the year, so “after inflation” compares like with like.
- One dollar. CPI-U for Sep 2026 divided by the 2007 average of CPI-U (207.3).
- Two items stop early. Whole wheat bread and orange juice: “now” is BLS’s newest month for them, shown under the price.
- Not listed for 2007: reduced-fat milk, butter, yogurt, 2-liter soda, canned soda. BLS did not price them for enough months that year.
Sources
- Average price data: what it is and how it is collectedU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Average price data filesdownload.bls.gov, files updated Oct 14, 2026
- CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items (CUUR0000SA0)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, monthly
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