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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SS17032

Instant coffee

Prices for instant coffee rose 11.0% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.5% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+11.0%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.5%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index302.91982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%10%20%30%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002503002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026302.9+0.5%°+11.0%
July 2026301.2+1.6%°+15.8%
June 2026296.5−1.8%°+15.9%
May 2026302.0+0.4%°+24.0%
April 2026300.7+0.7%°+22.8%
March 2026298.5+0.1%°+24.8%
February 2026298.3+2.2%°+27.0%
January 2026291.9+2.8%°+26.1%
December 2025283.8+1.0%°+28.0%
November 2025280.9—+24.2%
September 2025274.2+0.5%°+21.7%
August 2025272.9+4.9%°+20.1%
July 2025260.1+1.6%°+14.3%
June 2025255.9+5.1%°+16.3%
May 2025243.5−0.5%°+12.4%
April 2025244.7+2.3%°+13.5%
March 2025239.3+1.9%°+13.2%
February 2025234.9+1.5%°+8.6%
January 2025231.5+4.4%°+7.1%
December 2024221.8−2.0%°+4.4%
November 2024226.2+1.3%°+4.6%
October 2024223.3−0.9%°+3.5%
September 2024225.3−0.8%°+3.3%
August 2024227.2−0.1%°+3.6%
July 2024227.5+3.4%°+5.0%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SS17032). 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.