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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SAF1121

Meats, poultry, and fish

Prices for meats, poultry, and fish rose 3.5% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.1% in the month.

12 months+3.5%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.1%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−1.3%seasonally adjusted
Index359.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2503003502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026359.3−0.1%+3.5%
July 2026359.1−0.7%+4.5%
June 2026359.4+0.4%+5.7%
May 2026357.4−0.4%+6.2%
April 2026357.8+1.2%+6.7%
March 2026352.3−0.5%+5.6%
February 2026352.7+0.2%+6.8%
January 2026352.8+0.7%+7.0%
December 2025351.7+0.5%+6.9%
November 2025352.1—+6.8%
September 2025350.5+0.8%+6.0%
August 2025347.3+1.0%+5.4%
July 2025343.5+0.5%+4.6%
June 2025340.0+0.9%+4.1%
May 2025336.5+0.1%+3.3%
April 2025335.2+0.2%+3.4%
March 2025333.5+0.6%+3.1%
February 2025330.4+0.4%+3.0%
January 2025329.7+0.5%+2.3%
December 2024329.0+0.4%+1.8%
November 2024329.7+1.1%+1.5%
October 2024328.4−0.6%+0.1%
September 2024330.6+0.1%+1.5%
August 2024329.6+0.3%+1.6%
July 2024328.6+0.1%+1.9%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAF1121 and CUSR0000SAF1121). BLS did not collect October 2025 prices, so changes spanning that month are blank. Shown for context: consumer prices do not feed CycleWatch's recession model.