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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEFT04

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces

Prices for spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces rose 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.2% in the month.

12 months+3.1%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+2.8%seasonally adjusted
Index331.61982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2503002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026331.6−0.2%+3.1%
July 2026329.7+0.4%+3.7%
June 2026327.8+0.5%+2.8%
May 2026326.5−0.0%+3.4%
April 2026326.4+0.8%+3.7%
March 2026326.4+0.3%+2.7%
February 2026324.9−0.7%+2.8%
January 2026324.8+1.3%+3.3%
December 2025315.2+1.7%+1.7%
November 2025310.5—+0.3%
September 2025318.0−0.2%+1.2%
August 2025321.5+0.3%+1.7%
July 2025317.8−0.5%+1.7%
June 2025318.9+1.2%+2.5%
May 2025315.6+0.2%+1.4%
April 2025314.8−0.1%+0.3%
March 2025317.7+0.4%+2.0%
February 2025316.0−0.2%+0.9%
January 2025314.3−0.2%+1.2%
December 2024309.8+0.2%+2.2%
November 2024309.7+0.1%+1.7%
October 2024314.1+0.0%+1.8%
September 2024314.2+0.3%+2.6%
August 2024316.1+0.3%+2.7%
July 2024312.6+0.2%+2.3%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEFT04 and CUSR0000SEFT04). 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.