President Donald Trump shared a graphic on social media claiming that grocery prices have fallen since his inauguration, citing specific items like avocados, fresh berries, and butter. However, the Labor Department's inflation figures showed mixed results, with grocery prices up nearly 3% in April from a year earlier.
FILE - Beef is displayed for sale at a grocery store Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Chicago. FILE - Coffee is displayed for sale at a grocery store Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Chicago.
FILE - Bacon is displayed for sale at a grocery store Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Chicago. FILE - Chicken is displayed for sale at a grocery store Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Chicago. FILE - Beef is displayed for sale at a grocery store Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Chicago.
on Wednesday, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE," and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples. Yet just two weeks earlier the Labor Department had released inflation figures showing grocery prices up nearly 3% in April from a year earlier. The graphic shared by President Donald Trump may be correct about the specific items he listed.
It's hard to know because he used data that isn't publicly available and he didn't specify what time frame he used. But specific grocery items go up and down all the time, and his post ignores the broader reality consumers are facing at the supermarket: Overall, food pricessince his inauguration, and at a faster pace than they typically did before the pandemic.
Most economists expect them to continue to do so in the coming months as a spike in diesel fuel prices lifts the cost of shipping groceries to stores around the country. The April gain in grocery prices was the largest in 2 1/2 years. The 2.9% increase is only modestly above the 20-year average of 2.6%, though in the decade before the pandemic, grocery prices rose an average of just 1.1% a year.
And the increase comes after much larger, painful spikes that took place in 2021-22 under former President Joe Biden. Grocery costs soared nearly 28% from just before the pandemic in February 2020 until Trump took office in January 2025. In his social media post, Trump focused on nine specific items without looking at overall grocery costs.
He said that avocado prices have fallen 19%, cheese has dropped 5.6%, fresh berries and butter have dropped 13%, olive oil prices are down 16%, while chicken breasts are down 2.4% and eggs 90%. Trump's post cited data from Circana, a private company, as published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Neither Circana nor USDA responded by press time to requests from The Associated Press. The White House also did not respond to an email seeking comment on the post.
Still, many of Trump's figures are in the ballpark of those in the government's consumer price index, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the highest-profile gauge of inflation. That data shows cheese prices falling 3.1% in April compared with a year ago. Egg prices have dropped 39% from a year earlier and 60% from the peak in March 2025, short of Trump's 90% claim.
Many of the items Trump cited have gotten cheaper for reasons that have little to do with broader economic trends. Egg prices have fallen because chicken flocksafter being devastated by the avian flu, and in part because the Trump administration allowed nearly 1 billion eggs to be imported last year. Chicken breasts, according to the consumer price index, averaged $4.17 a pound in April, up from $3.97 when Trump was inaugurated.
Still, chicken breast prices are down 0.3% from a year earlier. Butter has fallen 5.8% in price in the past year, according to the BLS.and kept grocery costs elevated. Many factors are pushing up food costs, including Trump's own policies: His tariffs have made many imported items more expensive, while droughts are also pushing up prices.
A jump in oil prices from the Iran war has made fertilizer more expensive, but the impact of that will take months to show up on grocery store shelves. Pricier diesel fuel is pushing up shipping costs, which effects nearly everything on store shelves. Consumers paid 6.5% more for fresh fruit and vegetables last month than they did in April 2025, and 8.8% more for meat, according to the Labor Department..
Those surveys have found that consumers generally have a dim outlook on the economy, even as the unemployment rate stays low and the economy continues to grow at a modest pace.on Trump's economic policies, and Democrats have benefited in recent elections by raising “affordability” concerns, an issue that is also likely to play a role in this year's midterm elections. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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