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Local Grocery and Gasoline Prices Climb Despite Trump’s Pledge to Curb Inflation
One month after Trump’s inauguration, local grocery prices climbed 3.5%.
[Kirkland, WA – WBHG News] – It’s been a month since President Donald Trump was inaugurated after campaigning on controlling inflation to lower grocery and fuel prices. A month later, has the situation improved?
On 21 January 2025, our team benchmarked grocery, fuel, and fast food prices in Kirkland to track over the next four years. This is our first update.
Based on actual retail prices, today’s grocery trip costs $8.32 more compared to last month. The price of diapers, Coca-Cola, and frozen pizza went up while the cost of coffee and bread went down. The total bill climbed from $235.33 to $243.65, up 3.5%. Most of that jump was caused by shrinkflation.
Two products, Barilla rotini pasta, and Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, were marked with a tag showing a “new lower price,” despite no price change from last month.
A 12-gallon fill-up of regular gasoline increased by $4.56, a 10% increase from a month ago.
The only change to fast food prices was at McDonald’s, where a Big Mac meal is now 10 cents cheaper.
Here are the Products
We are tracking the prices of 27 popular items, regular unleaded gasoline, and meals from three popular fast food brands.
| Item | Weight, Volume, Quantity | January 20, 2025, Non-sale Price | February 20, 2025 Non-sale Price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Products | ||||
| Whole Milk – Kroger Brand | 128 fluid ounces | $3.99 | $3.99 | |
| Land O Lakes Unsalted Butter | 4 count – total weight 16 ounces | $6.99 | $6.99 | |
| Kraft Singles American processed cheese food product | 24 individual slices – 16 ounces by weight | $6.29 | $6.29 | |
| Household Products | ||||
| Tide 3-in-1 Pods laundry detergent | 112 count – 93 ounces | $27.99 | $27.99 | |
| Dawn Ultra dishwashing soap | 38 fluid ounces | $6.29 | $6.29 | |
| Bounty 6=12 doubles paper towels | 6 2-ply rolls, 58 11 inches X 10.2 inches sheets per roll, 270 square feet | $14.99 | $14.99 | |
| Breakfast Foods | ||||
| Cheerios toasted oat cereal | 18 ounces | $5.99 | $5.99 | |
| Starbucks Pike Place Roast ground coffee – medium roast | 18 ounces | $14.99 | $14.49 | Decrease, 50 cents |
| Meat | ||||
| Kroger Brand “Simple Truth” prepackaged natural ground beef – 91/9 | 16 ounces individual vacuum pack | $9.49 | $9.49 | |
| Oscar Mayer Beef Franks – Classic | 10 count – total weight 15 ounces | $6.49 | $6.49 | |
| Infant/Baby | ||||
| Pampers baby-dry stage 6 diapers | 64 count | $28.99 | $37.11 | Count dropped from 64 to 50. Unit price increased from 45 cents per diaper to 58 cents. |
| Health and Beauty | ||||
| Tampax Pearl Large Light Day tampons | 36 count | $9.79 | $9.79 | |
| Charmin Ultra Strong 12=48 Mega roll toilet paper | 12 2-ply rolls, 220 3.92 inches x 4 inches sheets per roll, 287 square feet | $16.99 | $16.99 | |
| Snack and Convenience Foods | ||||
| Red Baron brick oven crust pepperoni pizza | 17.89 ounces | $4.99 | $5.29 | Increase, 20 cents |
| Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza flavor | 8 count – total weight 36 ounces | $10.99 | $10.99 | |
| Oreo cookies | 18.12 ounces | $4.99 | $4.99 | |
| Doritos – Cool Ranch Flavor – party size | 14.5 ounces | $6.99 | $6.99 | |
| Coca-Cola – canned, sweetened with corn syrup | 12 count – 12 fluid ounce cans | $9.99 | $10.99 | Increase, $1.00 |
| Soups and Broths | ||||
| Swanson chicken broth | 32 fluid ounces | $2.99 | $2.99 | |
| Quick Meals | ||||
| Prego Traditional jarred prepared pasta sauce, tomato | 24 ounces by weight | $2.79 | $2.79 | |
| Barilla rotini pasta | 16 ounces | $1.99 | $1.99 | |
| Kraft mac & cheese dinner, original flavor | 7.25 ounces | $1.29 | $1.29 | |
| Wonder Bread, white, sliced | 20 ounces | $3.99 | $3.49 | Decrease, 50 cents |
| Staples | ||||
| C&H premium pure can granulated sugar in bag | 64 ounces | $4.99 | $4.99 | |
| Pillsbury Best All Purpose Flour, bleached and enriched | 80 ounces | $5.69 | $5.69 | |
| Condiments | ||||
| Hidden Valley Ranch ranch salad dressing | 16 fluid ounces | $4.39 | $4.39 | |
| Heinz real tomato ketchup in the easy squeeze bottle | 20 ounces | $3.99 | $3.99 | |
| Gasoline | ||||
| Regular unleaded E-10 87-octane gasoline at the Totem Lake Fred Meyer location | 128 fluid ounces | $3.71-9/10, which includes 18.4 cents federal motor fuel tax, 49.4 cents Washington state gasoline tax, and approximately 43.4 cents for Washington state cap and trade fees | $4.09-9/10, which includes 18.4 cents federal motor fuel tax, 49.4 cents Washington state gasoline tax, and approximately 43.4 cents for Washington state cap and trade fees | Price for 12 gallons of gas increased $4.56. |
| Fast Food | ||||
| McDonald’s Big Mac meal at the 124th Ave NE, Kirkland, location | BigMac with 2 2-ounce beef patties, medium French fry, and medium 21 fluid ounce Coca-Cola with regular ice | $11.49 before tax | $11.39 before tax | Decrease, 10 cents |
| Taco Bell 3 Crunch Taco Combo at the 124th Ave NE, Kirkland, location | 3 hard shell tacos with ground beef filling, included toppings, and a large 30 fluid ounces Pepsi with regular ice | $8.69 before tax | $8.69 before tax | |
| Domino’s large Ultimate Pepperoni pizza for store pickup at the 100th Ave NE, Kirkland location | 14″ pizza with hand-tossed crust, pepperoni (extra), shredded parmesan asiago and provolone cheeses, and tomato sauce | $21.99 before tax | $21.99 before tax |
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