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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SS02011

White bread

Prices for white bread rose 3.7% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.1% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+3.7%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.1%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index449.41982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

3504004502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026449.4+0.1%°+3.7%
July 2026448.7−0.0%°+4.0%
June 2026449.0+0.9%°+3.9%
May 2026445.2−0.9%°+3.5%
April 2026449.0+1.1%°+3.2%
March 2026444.0+0.3%°+3.5%
February 2026442.5+0.5%°+2.3%
January 2026440.3−0.8%°+1.7%
December 2025443.8+2.0%°+2.1%
November 2025434.9—+0.7%
September 2025435.0+0.4%°+1.1%
August 2025433.2+0.4%°−0.2%
July 2025431.6−0.1%°+0.5%
June 2025432.1+0.5%°−0.4%
May 2025430.1−1.2%°+0.4%
April 2025435.2+1.5%°+1.6%
March 2025428.8−0.9%°−0.6%
February 2025432.6−0.1%°−0.2%
January 2025433.0−0.4%°−1.3%
December 2024434.8+0.7%°−0.4%
November 2024431.8−0.8%°−0.8%
October 2024435.4+1.2%°−1.4%
September 2024430.2−0.9%°−1.6%
August 2024433.9+1.0%°−0.2%
July 2024429.5−1.0%°−1.4%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SS02011). 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.