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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEFV04

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors

Prices for food from vending machines and mobile vendors rose 3.8% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 1.2% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+3.8%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+1.2%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index254.01982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1502002502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026254.0+1.2%°+3.8%
July 2026250.8+0.3%°+2.6%
June 2026250.2−0.1%°+2.3%
May 2026250.4+0.4%°+2.5%
April 2026249.4+0.1%°+2.0%
March 2026249.3+0.5%°+3.2%
February 2026248.0+0.1%°+4.7%
January 2026247.8+0.1%°+4.9%
December 2025247.6+0.5%°+6.0%
November 2025246.4—+5.7%
September 2025248.5+1.6%°+6.3%
August 2025244.7+0.1%°+4.8%
July 2025244.6+0.0%°+5.0%
June 2025244.4+0.0%°+5.0%
May 2025244.3−0.0%°+5.4%
April 2025244.4+1.2%°+6.5%
March 2025241.6+2.0%°+6.7%
February 2025236.8+0.3%°+3.9%
January 2025236.2+1.1%°+2.2%
December 2024233.6+0.2%°+0.6%
November 2024233.1+0.1%°+0.5%
October 2024233.0−0.4%°+0.7%
September 2024233.9+0.2%°+3.8%
August 2024233.4+0.2%°+4.0%
July 2024232.9+0.1%°+5.4%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEFV04). 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.