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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEFV02

Limited service meals and snacks

Prices for limited service meals and snacks rose 3.2% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.0% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+3.2%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.0%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index259.71982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%5%8%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026259.7+0.0%°+3.2%
July 2026259.6+0.4%°+3.3%
June 2026258.7+0.1%°+3.1%
May 2026258.5+0.3%°+3.3%
April 2026257.7+0.4%°+3.2%
March 2026256.8+0.2%°+3.2%
February 2026256.3+0.3%°+3.2%
January 2026255.5+0.3%°+3.2%
December 2025254.7+0.6%°+3.3%
November 2025253.1—+3.0%
September 2025252.2+0.2%°+3.2%
August 2025251.7+0.1%°+3.2%
July 2025251.3+0.1%°+3.3%
June 2025251.0+0.2%°+3.5%
May 2025250.4+0.3%°+3.5%
April 2025249.6+0.3%°+3.4%
March 2025248.8+0.2%°+3.4%
February 2025248.4+0.3%°+3.5%
January 2025247.5+0.3%°+3.3%
December 2024246.7+0.4%°+3.7%
November 2024245.7+0.3%°+3.7%
October 2024244.9+0.2%°+3.8%
September 2024244.4+0.2%°+4.1%
August 2024243.9+0.3%°+4.3%
July 2024243.3+0.3%°+4.3%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEFV02). 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.