{"items":[{"month":"2026-10","title":"October 2026","headline":"October 2026 price report: regular gas up 40% in a year, eggs down 35%","email":"## October 2026: what everyday prices did\n\n5 of the 7 prices we track with a year-ago figure cost more than a year earlier. The biggest rise: regular gas, $4.30 against $3.07 a year ago (+40.0%). The biggest drop: eggs, $2.27 against $3.49 (-34.9%). The 30-year mortgage rate was 7.32% (Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026), and regular gas ran from $3.51 in North Carolina to $6.03 in California.\n\n- **Regular gas:** $4.30 (+40.0% in a year)\n- **Eggs:** $2.27 (-34.9% in a year)\n- **Ground beef:** $6.79 (+7.4% in a year)\n- **Whole milk:** $4.11 (-0.6% in a year)\n- **Electricity:** 19.6¢ (+4.3% in a year)\n- **Inflation (CPI-U:** 3.7%\n- **30-year fixed mortgage rate:** 7.32% (+18.3% in a year)\n- **Average new vehicle price paid:** $50,562 (+0.7% in a year)\n- **Median rent:** $1,388\n- **National average savings rate:** 0.38%\n\n[button: Read the full report](https://thedollarmap.com/reports/2026-10/)"}]}