Coffee (100%, ground roast, all sizes) cost $9.30 a pound on average in U.S. cities in August 2026, 5% more than a year earlier (BLS series APU0000717311). The peak in this series since 2019 was $9.72 in April 2026.
Coffee cost 5% more than a year ago
Monthly U.S. city average, dollars a pound. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price data, series APU0000717311 (Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm)), through August 2026.
Year by year
Year
Average
Highest month
Lowest month
2026 (January to August)
$9.47
$9.72
$9.30
2025 (BLS published no October figure)
$8.18
$9.26
$7.02
2024
$6.32
$6.87
$5.96
2023
$6.16
$6.36
$6.04
2022
$5.89
$6.46
$5.13
2021
$4.70
$4.96
$4.56
2020
$4.43
$4.54
$4.17
2019 (BLS published no January or February or March or April or May or June or July or August or September figure)
$4.14
$4.20
$4.05
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A year in progress is marked with its months; a month BLS did not publish is named.
The price index for nonalcoholic beverages
The consumer price index for nonalcoholic beverages (CPI-U, seasonally adjusted, BLS series CUSR0000SAF114) stood at 238.4 in August 2026, 3.7% higher than a year earlier: the category as a whole, where the average price above is one item.