Food Prices by Year (2019–2026)
Annual-average Consumer Price Index for 17 BLS food categories. Each year is the mean of that category’s published monthly CPI prints (2026* is year-to-date through Jun 2026). Base period 1982–84 = 100.
What the annual series shows
Food at Home annual-average CPI moved from 241.8 in 2019 to 319.7 in 2026 * (+32.2%). Among tracked shelf categories, Beef & Veal led at +67.4% over the same span , while Fresh Fruits changed +16.4%.
Computed from stored monthly BLS series in our database, not a BLS annual publication. Category detail pages keep the monthly chart.
Annual-average CPI by category
Years marked with * use a year-to-date average (fewer than 12 monthly prints). Click a category for the monthly series.
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025* | 2026* | 2019→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef & Veal | 307.3 | 336.8 | 368.2 | 387.8 | 401.7 | 423.4 | 470.4 | 514.6 | +67.4% |
| Cereals & Bakery | 276.5 | 282.6 | 289.1 | 326.7 | 354.3 | 356.1 | 359.4 | 366.8 | +32.6% |
| Dairy & Related Products | 218.7 | 228.3 | 231.4 | 259.2 | 269.5 | 268.9 | 270.9 | 269.9 | +23.4% |
| Eggs | 203.7 | 212.5 | 222.6 | 295.2 | 296.5 | 324.1 | 395.1 | 270.8 | +33.0% |
| Fats & Oils | 226.4 | 229.4 | 240.0 | 284.5 | 310.1 | 317.6 | 315.0 | 311.3 | +37.5% |
| Fish & Seafood | 298.5 | 308.2 | 324.9 | 354.6 | 355.7 | 349.1 | 356.1 | 373.4 | +25.1% |
| Food (All) | 258.3 | 267.2 | 277.8 | 305.4 | 323.0 | 330.3 | 339.5 | 347.6 | +34.5% |
| Food at Home | 241.8 | 250.2 | 258.9 | 288.5 | 302.9 | 306.6 | 313.3 | 319.7 | +32.2% |
| Food Away from Home | 284.4 | 293.9 | 307.3 | 330.8 | 354.3 | 368.7 | 382.4 | 393.1 | +38.2% |
| Fresh Fruits | 360.2 | 357.1 | 376.5 | 406.3 | 409.0 | 410.8 | 415.1 | 419.3 | +16.4% |
| Fresh Vegetables | 337.0 | 345.7 | 349.6 | 374.1 | 377.3 | 381.0 | 378.7 | 403.9 | +19.9% |
| Fruits & Vegetables | 300.9 | 304.9 | 314.8 | 341.6 | 350.1 | 352.8 | 353.4 | 366.1 | +21.7% |
| Meats, Poultry, Fish & Eggs | 249.8 | 265.2 | 282.8 | 313.7 | 319.2 | 326.3 | 345.2 | 349.0 | +39.7% |
| Nonalcoholic Beverages | 170.8 | 176.9 | 181.9 | 201.9 | 216.0 | 220.4 | 228.4 | 236.7 | +38.5% |
| Other Food at Home | 225.2 | 232.3 | 237.4 | 267.4 | 285.0 | 286.8 | 289.3 | 294.6 | +30.8% |
| Poultry | 231.5 | 244.4 | 256.9 | 294.3 | 303.5 | 306.0 | 311.4 | 314.6 | +35.9% |
| Sugar & Sweets | 220.2 | 227.6 | 234.4 | 258.8 | 281.2 | 289.6 | 304.0 | 321.3 | +45.9% |
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index, food series · 2019-2026
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