Turkey Day Favorites Have Slightly Higher Price Tag This Year

The price of a Thanksgiving dinner has gone up, a report from City Controller Alan Butkovitz stated. 

"A minimum menu Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 10 in Philadelphia will clost $47.74 this year, up from $42.30 last year," a release from the controller's office stated.

The $5.44 increase is largely due to a 22 percent increase in the cost of a 16-pound turkey.

Along with a more expensive turkey, other food items have increase, including:

• The price of a gallon of whole milk went up $.49
• A 30-oz pumpkin pie mix is $.42 more this year 
• The price of a 14-ounce cubed stuffing went up $.21
• A pound of green peas are $.20 more this year
• 12 rolls will cost an additional $.14

While Philadelphians will be paying more this year for their traditional Thanksgiving meal, the total cost is almost $1.50 less than the national average of $49.20, the release continued.

The City Controller’s Thanksgiving cost analysis was conducted by averaging the retail prices of food items for a traditional Thanksgiving meal from various grocery stores within the City of Philadelphia. Price increases for 2011 that were determined by the American Farm Bureau Federation were then applied to the costs for food items in the City.

For more information about the report and the city controller's office, click here.