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Fats & Oils: food price index

The consumer price index for fats & oils (CPI-U, seasonally adjusted, 1982-84 = 100) was 312.4 in August 2026, 0.3% lower than a year earlier (BLS series CUSR0000SEFS).

Fats & Oils: the price index since 2019

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Monthly, seasonally adjusted, 1982-84 = 100. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U, series CUSR0000SEFS, through August 2026.

Year by year

YearAverage indexHighest monthLowest month
2026 (January to August)311.0316.5304.2
2025 (BLS published no October figure)315.0319.2312.3
2024317.6319.9313.8
2023310.1315.8306.9
2022284.5309.0256.1
2021240.0251.2231.4
2020229.4231.0226.3
2019226.4229.2224.3

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Sources for this page
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data
U.S. city average prices per unit, monthly. bls.gov
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index
the food price indexes (CPI-U), monthly. bls.gov