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Food prices

Food (All): food price index

The consumer price index for food (all) (CPI-U, seasonally adjusted, 1982-84 = 100) was 350.3 in August 2026, 2.6% higher than a year earlier (BLS series CUSR0000SAF1).

Food (All): 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 CUSR0000SAF1, through August 2026.

Year by year

YearAverage indexHighest monthLowest month
2026 (January to August)348.2350.3345.3
2025 (BLS published no October figure)339.5344.6335.4
2024330.3334.5327.4
2023323.0326.4319.3
2022305.4317.8290.1
2021277.8287.8271.2
2020267.2270.8261.3
2019258.3260.5256.5

Within this category

Food Away from Home

Food at Home

Every food price

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