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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SAF11

Food at home

Prices for food at home rose 2.2% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.0% in the month.

12 months+2.2%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.0%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+0.6%seasonally adjusted
Index321.51982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2502753003252017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026321.5+0.0%+2.2%
July 2026321.6−0.1%+2.7%
June 2026321.6+0.2%+2.7%
May 2026321.0+0.1%+2.7%
April 2026320.9+0.7%+2.9%
March 2026318.8−0.2%+1.9%
February 2026318.9+0.4%+2.4%
January 2026317.4+0.2%+2.1%
December 2025315.7+0.6%+2.4%
November 2025314.0—+1.9%
September 2025316.0+0.3%+2.7%
August 2025314.6+0.5%+2.7%
July 2025313.3+0.0%+2.2%
June 2025313.0+0.2%+2.4%
May 2025312.5+0.3%+2.2%
April 2025311.8−0.2%+2.0%
March 2025312.8+0.4%+2.4%
February 2025311.3+0.0%+1.9%
January 2025310.9+0.3%+1.9%
December 2024308.4+0.2%+1.8%
November 2024308.0+0.4%+1.6%
October 2024308.2+0.2%+1.1%
September 2024307.8+0.3%+1.3%
August 2024306.4+0.0%+0.9%
July 2024306.6+0.2%+1.1%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAF11 and CUSR0000SAF11). 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.