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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEFC01

Uncooked ground beef

Prices for uncooked ground beef rose 7.2% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.0% in the month.

12 months+7.2%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.0%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−1.5%seasonally adjusted
Index447.91982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%10%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

3004002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026447.9−0.0%+7.2%
July 2026445.2−1.6%+9.0%
June 2026448.2+1.3%+12.4%
May 2026440.3−1.3%+12.1%
April 2026445.5+2.7%+14.5%
March 2026432.0−1.2%+11.0%
February 2026434.9+0.8%+15.2%
January 2026430.7+1.6%+17.2%
December 2025428.5+1.2%+15.5%
November 2025427.5—+14.9%
September 2025419.7+1.0%+12.9%
August 2025417.7+1.6%+12.8%
July 2025408.3+1.5%+11.5%
June 2025398.7+0.9%+10.3%
May 2025392.9+0.9%+9.9%
April 2025389.1−0.4%+10.0%
March 2025389.2+2.6%+10.4%
February 2025377.4+2.5%+7.8%
January 2025367.4+0.1%+5.5%
December 2024370.8+0.6%+5.2%
November 2024372.1+1.0%+4.8%
October 2024370.2−0.1%+2.8%
September 2024371.9+0.9%+4.7%
August 2024370.2+0.5%+4.9%
July 2024366.1+0.4%+4.2%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEFC01 and CUSR0000SEFC01). 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.