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Food Away from Home: food price index

The consumer price index for food away from home (CPI-U, seasonally adjusted, 1982-84 = 100) was 397.9 in August 2026, 3.4% higher than a year earlier (BLS series CUSR0000SEFV).

Food Away from Home: 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 CUSR0000SEFV, through August 2026.

Year by year

YearAverage indexHighest monthLowest month
2026 (January to August)394.2397.9390.5
2025 (BLS published no October figure)382.4389.9375.5
2024368.7374.6363.2
2023354.3361.6345.7
2022330.8343.6319.5
2021307.3317.4300.4
2020293.9299.4289.1
2019284.4288.1280.4

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