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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEFC02

Uncooked beef roasts

Prices for uncooked beef roasts rose 8.4% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 1.7% in the month.

12 months+8.4%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−1.7%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+4.6%seasonally adjusted
Index431.41982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%10%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2003004002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026431.4−1.7%+8.4%
July 2026438.1+1.1%+13.5%
June 2026429.9+1.7%+13.8%
May 2026424.4−3.6%+15.3%
April 2026433.8+5.8%+17.8%
March 2026408.7−0.4%+11.7%
February 2026410.8−0.2%+12.4%
January 2026405.0−1.3%+15.0%
December 2025415.4−1.0%+17.5%
November 2025425.3—+21.2%
September 2025413.3+3.9%+18.4%
August 2025397.9+2.9%+13.6%
July 2025386.0+1.4%+10.1%
June 2025377.8+3.1%+9.8%
May 2025368.2−1.4%+9.5%
April 2025368.1+0.2%+8.8%
March 2025366.0+0.3%+8.9%
February 2025365.5+2.2%+9.5%
January 2025352.0+0.8%+7.5%
December 2024353.5+2.0%+7.1%
November 2024351.0+3.3%+4.2%
October 2024339.2−1.4%+1.9%
September 2024349.1−0.1%+6.1%
August 2024350.2−0.2%+6.7%
July 2024350.7+1.3%+7.5%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEFC02 and CUSR0000SEFC02). 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.