Fresh Vegetables Prices
BLS Consumer Price Index trend for fresh vegetables (2019–2026). Series CUSR0000SEFL.
What the Fresh Vegetables Price Trend Says
Produce aisle pressure: Fresh Vegetables is running +9.9% year-over-year while Food at Home is +2.7%. Fresh fruit and vegetable indexes often move with weather and harvest windows, not the same shelf logic as packaged groceries.
Rank #2 of 17 across all tracked food CPI series. Latest 412.6 on CUSR0000SEFL; chart range 332.1–418.4.
Produce versus the grocery basket
| Series | YoY | vs Food at Home |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh Vegetables | +9.9% | +7.2 pts |
| Food at Home | +2.7% | baseline |
Leading-series CPI path
Related Categories
Yearly CPI while this series leads
| Year | Avg. CPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 403.9 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 378.7 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 381.0 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 377.3 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 374.1 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 349.6 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 345.7 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 337.0 | — |
FAQ
Is fresh vegetables rising faster than grocery prices overall?
Yes on the latest read: fresh vegetables is +9.9% year-over-year while Food at Home is +2.7% - a +7.2 percentage-point gap.
Where does fresh vegetables sit in the full food CPI set?
Among 17 food categories we track, fresh vegetables ranks #2 on year-over-year change.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics - Consumer Price Index, Series CUSR0000SEFL.
Source: BLS CPI base period 1982–84 = 100; monthly observations via the BLS public API.