Price Trends: October 2026

How prices are moving in each Walmart, Best Buy and Home Depot department, measured from PriceWatchPro’s own price history. Every index compares the same products month to month, so it reflects real price changes rather than new products joining the catalogue. Green means cheaper than three months ago.

Walmart price trends

Department	vs 3 months ago	Price cut in last 30 days	Products tracked
Arts Crafts & Sewing	0.0%	0%	85
Auto & Tires	0.0%	0%	2,030
Baby	0.0%	0%	963
Cell Phones	0.0%	0%	24,045
Clothing	0.0%	0%	1,167
Collectibles	0.0%	0%	1,659
Electronics	0.0%	0%	200,442
Home	0.0%	0%	29,784
Home Improvement	0.0%	0%	3,012
Industrial & Scientific	0.0%	0%	586
Movies & TV Shows	0.0%	0%	338
Musical Instruments	0.0%	0%	2,217
Office Supplies	0.0%	0%	12,528
Party & Occasions	0.0%	0%	408
Patio & Garden	0.0%	0%	216
Seasonal	+1.1%	0%	81
Sports & Outdoors	0.0%	0%	4,536
Toys	0.0%	0%	73,110
Video Games	0.0%	0%	296

Best Buy price trends

Department	vs 3 months ago	Price cut in last 30 days	Products tracked
Appliances	−0.3%	0%	64,245
Baby Care	0.0%	0%	248
Cameras	0.0%	0%	19,424
Cameras, Camcorders & Drones	0.0%	0%	5,345
Car Electronics & GPS	0.0%	0%	12,807
Cell Phones	0.0%	0%	144,439
Collectibles & Memorabilia	0.0%	0%	16,090
Computers & Tablets	+0.8%	0%	91,644
Electric Transportation	0.0%	0%	1,171
Fitness	−1.7%	0%	11,637
Fitness, Sports & Outdoors	0.0%	0%	1,307
Gift Cards	0.0%	0%	1,316
Headphones	+2.7%	0%	7,351
Health	0.0%	0%	16,736
Health, Wellness & Personal Care	0.0%	0%	1,000
Home	−0.2%	0%	154,650
Home Audio & Speakers	0.0%	0%	11,300
Home, Furniture & Office	−0.1%	0%	11,325
Music	+0.9%	0%	274,598
Music, Movies & TV Shows	0.0%	0%	40,667
Musical Instruments	0.0%	0%	7,504
Name Brands	0.0%	0%	2,848
Outdoor Living	0.0%	0%	32,438
Pro Audio & Musical Instruments	0.0%	0%	1,440
Smart Home	0.0%	0%	5,995
Sports Fan Shop	0.0%	0%	109
The Vinyl Shop	0.0%	0%	157
Toys	0.0%	0%	24,012
Toys, Games & Crafts	0.0%	0%	10,517
TV & Home Theater	0.0%	0%	35,647
Uncategorized	−0.1%	0%	87
Video Games	0.0%	0%	15,802
Wearable Technology	0.0%	0%	12,461

Home Depot price trends

Department	vs 3 months ago	Price cut in last 30 days	Products tracked
Appliances	−0.6%	1%	38,666
Bath	0.0%	1%	342,358
Building Materials	0.0%	less than 1%	32,681
Electrical	0.0%	less than 1%	42,485
Hardware	0.0%	1%	94,169
Home	0.0%	less than 1%	956,142
Indoor Garden	0.0%	less than 1%	320,938
Kitchen And Blinds	0.0%	less than 1%	287,573
Lighting	0.0%	1%	172,890
Lumber	0.0%	1%	15,437
Lumber & Composites	0.0%	0%	149
Millwork	0.0%	0%	597,545
Outdoor Garden	0.0%	less than 1%	107,973
Outdoors	0.0%	0%	227
Paint	0.0%	less than 1%	655,285
Plumbing	0.0%	1%	126,464
Power	0.0%	less than 1%	35,338
Seasonal-garden	−7.1%	0%	256
Storage And Organization	0.0%	1%	86,147
Wall-floor Covering	0.0%	less than 1%	86,808