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US CPI: food

Food prices shape household budgets and the cost of everyday essentials.

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US CPI: food

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US CPI: food-40-2002040US CPI: food2.481914195119892026

Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026

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DateUS CPI: food (%)
Jan 19146.186
Apr 1914-1.031
Jul 19142.02
Oct 19140.971
Jan 19150
Apr 19152.083
Jul 1915-0.99
Oct 1915-1.923
Jan 19162.913
Apr 191610.204
Jul 19169
Oct 191617.647
Jan 191718.868
Apr 191733.333
Jul 191733.028
Oct 191730
Jan 191826.19
Apr 19186.25
Jul 191814.483
Oct 191815.385
Jan 191915.723
Apr 191918.301
Jul 191914.458
Oct 19195
Jan 192011.957
Apr 192022.099
Jul 192019.474
Oct 19205.82
Jan 1921-14.563
Apr 1921-28.959
Jul 1921-31.278
Oct 1921-20
Jan 1922-15.341
Apr 1922-6.369
Jul 1922-3.205
Oct 1922-6.875
Jan 19230.671
Apr 19232.721
Jul 19234.636
Oct 19235.369
Jan 19243.333
Apr 1924-1.325
Jul 1924-4.43
Oct 1924-1.911
Jan 19252.581
Apr 19255.369
Jul 192512.583
Oct 192510.39
Jan 192610.063
Apr 192612.102
Jul 1926-2.353
Oct 1926-0.588
Jan 1927-4.571
Apr 1927-7.955
Jul 1927-2.41
Oct 1927-2.367
Jan 1928-2.395
Apr 19280
Jul 1928-1.235
Oct 19280
Jan 1929-0.613
Apr 1929-2.469
Jul 19294.375
Oct 19292.424
Jan 19301.235
Apr 19303.165
Jul 1930-8.383
Oct 1930-8.876
Jan 1931-14.634
Apr 1931-19.018
Jul 1931-16.993
Oct 1931-18.182
Jan 1932-18.571
Apr 1932-15.909
Jul 1932-15.748
Oct 1932-17.46
Jan 1933-14.035
Apr 1933-15.315
Jul 19333.738
Oct 19338.654
Jan 193413.265
Apr 193420.213
Jul 19344.505
Oct 19345.31
Jan 19359.91
Apr 193511.504
Jul 19356.034
Oct 19354.202
Jan 19363.279
Apr 1936-3.175
Jul 19363.252
Oct 19363.226
Jan 19371.587
Apr 19377.377
Jul 19373.937
Oct 19373.125
Jan 1938-3.125
Apr 1938-6.87
Jul 1938-7.576
Oct 1938-8.333
Jan 1939-4.032
Apr 1939-4.098
Jul 1939-4.098
Oct 19390
Jan 1940-0.84
Apr 19401.709
Jul 19403.419
Oct 1940-1.653
Jan 19412.542
Apr 19415.042
Jul 19419.091
Oct 194115.966
Jan 194219.008
Apr 194219.2
Jul 194217.424
Oct 194216.667
Jan 194314.583
Apr 194316.779
Jul 194310.968
Oct 19436.211
Jan 19442.424
Apr 1944-4.023
Jul 1944-1.163
Oct 1944-1.17
Jan 19450.592
Apr 19451.198
Jul 19453.529
Oct 19452.367
Jan 19462.941
Apr 19464.142
Jul 194617.045
Oct 194628.902
Jan 194730.286
Apr 194732.386
Jul 194716.505
Oct 194712.108
Jan 194814.035
Apr 194810.73
Jul 194812.083
Oct 19484.8
Jan 1949-2.308
Apr 1949-2.326
Jul 1949-7.063
Oct 1949-4.962
Jan 1950-4.331
Apr 1950-2.778
Jul 19503.6
Oct 19504.819
Jan 195113.169
Apr 195114.286
Jul 19519.266
Oct 19519.195
Jan 19524.727
Apr 19522.143
Jul 19523.18
Oct 19521.053
Jan 1953-1.389
Apr 1953-2.448
Jul 1953-2.397
Oct 1953-1.042
Jan 19540
Apr 19541.075
Jul 19540.702
Oct 1954-1.754
Jan 1955-2.465
Apr 1955-1.064
Jul 1955-2.091
Oct 1955-0.714
Jan 1956-1.083
Apr 1956-1.434
Jul 19562.491
Oct 19562.158
Jan 19573.285
Apr 19573.636
Jul 19572.083
Oct 19572.817
Jan 19584.947
Apr 19587.018
Jul 19583.741
Oct 19582.74
Jan 19590.337
Apr 1959-3.279
Jul 1959-1.967
Oct 1959-1
Jan 1960-1.007
Apr 19601.695
Jul 19601.003
Oct 19602.02
Jan 19613.051
Apr 19611.333
Jul 19611.325
Oct 19610
Jan 1962-0.329
Apr 19620.658
Jul 19620.327
Oct 19621.65
Jan 19632.31
Apr 19630.654
Jul 19632.28
Oct 19630.649
Jan 19640.968
Apr 19641.623
Jul 19640.955
Oct 19641.935
Jan 19650.639
Apr 19651.278
Jul 19653.47
Oct 19652.532
Jan 19664.762
Apr 19666.309
Jul 19663.049
Oct 19665.556
Jan 19672.727
Apr 1967-0.297
Jul 19671.479
Oct 19670
Jan 19682.065
Apr 19684.167
Jul 19683.499
Oct 19684.678
Jan 19694.335
Apr 19694
Jul 19695.634
Oct 19695.028
Jan 19707.202
Apr 19707.418
Jul 19705.333
Oct 19704.787
Jan 19711.809
Apr 19712.558
Jul 19713.291
Oct 19712.792
Jan 19724.061
Apr 19723.99
Jul 19723.676
Oct 19725.185
Jan 19736.829
Apr 197311.511
Jul 197313.475
Oct 197318.779
Jan 197419.635
Apr 197416.344
Jul 197413.958
Oct 197411.858
Jan 197511.069
Apr 19757.763
Jul 197511.335
Oct 19757.774
Jan 19765.842
Apr 19764.803
Jul 19761.97
Oct 19761.475
Jan 19771.461
Apr 19776.547
Jul 19776.763
Oct 19777.108
Jan 19788.64
Apr 19788.602
Jul 197810.558
Oct 197811.463
Jan 197912.371
Apr 197912.023
Jul 197910.095
Oct 19799.878
Jan 19808.912
Apr 19807.197
Jul 19807.559
Oct 198010.099
Jan 198110.108
Apr 19819.541
Jul 19818.41
Oct 19815.817
Jan 19824.699
Apr 19824.086
Jul 19824.463
Oct 19823.383
Jan 19832.505
Apr 19832.789
Jul 19831.221
Oct 19832.045
Jan 19843.87
Apr 19843.518
Jul 19843.819
Oct 19843.908
Jan 19852.647
Apr 19852.427
Jul 19852.13
Oct 19851.832
Jan 19862.77
Apr 19862.085
Jul 19863.412
Oct 19864.451
Jan 19874.182
Apr 19874.735
Jul 19874.216
Oct 19873.626
Jan 19883.211
Apr 19883.369
Jul 19884.485
Oct 19885.249
Jan 19895.618
Apr 19896.518
Jul 19895.64
Oct 19895.154
Jan 19906.71
Apr 19905.717
Jul 19905.737
Oct 19905.613
Jan 19914.141
Apr 19914.113
Jul 19912.864
Oct 19911.647
Jan 19921.031
Apr 19921.024
Jul 19920.513
Oct 19921.841
Jan 19931.895
Apr 19931.81
Jul 19932.259
Oct 19932.386
Jan 19942.79
Apr 19941.991
Jul 19942.78
Oct 19942.401
Jan 19952.644
Apr 19953.487
Jul 19952.705
Oct 19953.034
Jan 19962.373
Apr 19962.628
Jul 19963.444
Oct 19964.016
Jan 19973.642
Apr 19972.823
Jul 19972.48
Oct 19971.802
Jan 19982.173
Apr 19982.043
Jul 19982.229
Oct 19982.402
Jan 19992.314
Apr 19992.253
Jul 19992.056
Oct 19991.914
Jan 20001.528
Apr 20001.958
Jul 20002.625
Oct 20002.423
Jan 20012.89
Apr 20013.181
Jul 20013.212
Oct 20013.43
Jan 20022.867
Apr 20022.501
Jul 20021.441
Oct 20020.915
Jan 20030.967
Apr 20031.249
Jul 20032.102
Oct 20032.946
Jan 20043.549
Apr 20043.419
Jul 20043.951
Oct 20043.412
Jan 20052.884
Apr 20053.089
Jul 20052.141
Oct 20052.235
Jan 20062.644
Apr 20061.84
Jul 20062.201
Oct 20062.603
Jan 20072.428
Apr 20073.676
Jul 20074.165
Oct 20074.412
Jan 20084.932
Apr 20085.12
Jul 20085.995
Oct 20086.289
Jan 20095.3
Apr 20093.344
Jul 20090.909
Oct 2009-0.554
Jan 2010-0.365
Apr 20100.484
Jul 20100.858
Oct 20101.421
Jan 20111.845
Apr 20113.162
Jul 20114.196
Oct 20114.715
Jan 20124.376
Apr 20123.132
Jul 20122.327
Oct 20121.671
Jan 20131.58
Apr 20131.547
Jul 20131.443
Oct 20131.274
Jan 20141.071
Apr 20141.898
Jul 20142.546
Oct 20143.067
Jan 20153.209
Apr 20151.982
Jul 20151.633
Oct 20151.585
Jan 20160.849
Apr 20160.931
Jul 20160.223
Oct 2016-0.393
Jan 2017-0.156
Apr 20170.534
Jul 20171.075
Oct 20171.327
Jan 20181.659
Apr 20181.389
Jul 20181.412
Oct 20181.191
Jan 20191.607
Apr 20191.777
Jul 20191.784
Oct 20192.073
Jan 20201.81
Apr 20203.511
Jul 20204.1
Oct 20203.927
Jan 20213.785
Apr 20212.374
Jul 20213.446
Oct 20215.328
Jan 20226.951
Apr 20229.382
Jul 202210.932
Oct 202210.949
Jan 202310.133
Apr 20237.651
Jul 20234.859
Oct 20233.301
Jan 20242.567
Apr 20242.212
Jul 20242.175
Oct 20242.133
Jan 20252.502
Apr 20252.759
Jul 20252.866
Nov 20252.649
Feb 20263.06
May 20263.082
Aug 20262.673
Sep 20262.482

Recent observations

Date%
September 20262.482
August 20262.673
July 20262.979
June 20263.014
May 20263.082
April 20263.183
March 20262.678
February 20263.06
January 20262.876
December 20253.067
November 20252.649
September 20253.108
August 20253.188
July 20252.866
June 20252.969
May 20252.88
April 20252.759
March 20252.959
February 20252.607
January 20252.502
December 20242.507
November 20242.378
October 20242.133
September 20242.273

Source: FRED · Attribution and methods