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American grocery bills have more than doubled since 2020, a Target basket shows

7/20/2026

A post-pandemic inflation toll is now visible in a specific receipt.

A 28-item grocery order from Target that cost $64.50 in 2020 now costs $158.30, putting the cumulative price shift into household terms that aggregate measures rarely convey this directly.

The basket as a price record The order covers 28 items. The current price is $158.30, a difference of $93.80 on a single shop.

That figure sits above double the pre-pandemic cost, which frames where the consumer demand environment actually stands, separate from any recent softening in headline inflation readings.