Aurora Restaurant Cost Index — 2026-10: 100.0

The Aurora Restaurant Cost Index (ARCI) for 2026-10: 100.0 (base = 100 at first recorded period). The basket tracks BLS retail prices — what restaurants actually pay for core ingredients.

## The basket this month - Ground beef (lb) — $6.75 (-0.5% m/m) - Eggs, grade A large (doz) — $2.32 (+2.1% m/m) - Milk, whole (gal) — $4.10 (-0.1% m/m) - Chicken, whole (lb) — $4.10 (-2.5% m/m) - Bread, white (lb) — $1.86 (+1.7% m/m) - Rice, white (lb) — $1.10 (-1.5% m/m) - Coffee, ground (lb) — $9.25 (-0.9% m/m) - Bananas (lb) — $0.66 (-0.2% m/m) - Tomatoes, field (lb) — $2.08 (+4.6% m/m) - Potatoes, white (lb) — $0.99 (+0.1% m/m) - Oranges, navel (lb) — $1.00 (-1.8% m/m) ## Movers - Up: Tomatoes, field (lb) +4.6%, Eggs, grade A large (doz) +2.1%, Bread, white (lb) +1.7%, Potatoes, white (lb) +0.1% - Down: Chicken, whole (lb) -2.5%, Oranges, navel (lb) -1.8%, Rice, white (lb) -1.5%, Coffee, ground (lb) -0.9%

Index history and methodology: [auroratoday.devproflow.com/trackers/restaurant-cost-index](/trackers/restaurant-cost-index). Source: BLS Average Price Data (APU), public series — national retail prices used as an ingredient-cost proxy.