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  • Prices for American consumers increased 0.9% last month, the largest increase in a decade.
  • Used cars have made headlines, while others, like sewing machines, have caused less of a stir.
  • Products and services in over 45 categories had price increases of more than 5%.
  • See more stories on Insider's business page.

Consumer prices are rising, ticking up by 0.9% last month. That's the largest increase in more than a decade, according to the latest US government figures.

But that figure is just a summary of the overall price picture for American households – the important stuff is in the details.

To see how that top-line number is playing out in everyday life, Insider pored through the tables and plucked out more than 45 product and service prices that have increased by more than 5% since last year.

Food

bacon
Processed meats, like bacon, are high in nitrates and nitrites which are known to cause cancer.
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  • Bacon +8.4%
  • Other Pork +6.5%
  • Fresh Seafood +6.4%
  • Whole Milk +7.5%
  • Apples +6.5%
  • Citrus Fruits +9.5%
  • Other Fruit +8.7%
  • Lettuce +5.1%
  • Fast Food +6.2%
  • Vending machine snacks +5.7%

Read more: Why you're paying more for beef, pork, and eggs right now and when prices are expected to go back down

Fuel

A woman holds a pump nozzle in her hand at a gas station and refuels a car.
A woman holds a pump nozzle in her hand at a gas station and refuels a car.
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  • Fuel Oil +44.5%
  • Propane, Kerosene, and Firewood +17.7%
  • Gasoline +45.1%

Read more: How much gas costs in different regions of the US

Home Items

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  • Carpets +5.3%
  • Household Furniture +8.6%
  • Washers and Dryers +29.4%

Read more: Wealthy homeowners are dropping nearly $40,000 on luxury stoves that won't arrive for months. It's a symptom of a broader appliance shortage hampering homeowners and industry insiders alike.

Clothes and Accessories

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Levi Strauss & Co jeans.
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  • Men's Pants and Shorts +11.1%
  • Boys' Apparel +5.5%
  • Women's Outerwear +8.4%
  • Women's Dresses +15.8%
  • Girls' apparel +5.5%
  • Shoes +6.5%
  • Watches +7.8%
  • Jewelry +12.3%

Read more: Levi's CEO says our lockdown weight fluctuations are driving sales for the brand

Vehicles

Comprehensive Car Insurance
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  • New Trucks +5.7%
  • Used Cars and Trucks +45.2%
  • Tires +5.2%

Read more: Used Corvettes are worth $26,000 more than they were new last year. Here are 8 more used cars that gained value since 2020.

Services

United Airlines Planes Landing
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, a United Airlines airplane takes off over another United plane on the runway at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. United Airlines said Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, that it finished one of the worst years in its history by losing $1.9 billion in the last three months of 2020, and it predicted more of the same in the first quarter of this year.
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  • Hotels and Motels +16.9%
  • Domestic Services +10.6%
  • Moving and Storage +17.3%
  • Car and Truck Rental +87.7%
  • Car Insurance +11.3%
  • Airline Fares +24.6%
  • Cable and Satellite +TV 5.1%
  • Vet Services +5.2%
  • Delivery Services +7.7%
  • Land-line phone service +6.4%

Read more: All the things that will make your summer vacation more expensive this year

Other Stuff

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The linear career isn't always the most secure.
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  • Televisions +7.6%
  • Sporting goods +7.5%
  • Cameras +5.6%
  • Sewing Machines and Supplies +13.3%
  • Cigarettes +7.3%

Read more: Here's everything that could get more expensive in 2021

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