Cost of food in the United States increased 3.20 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Food price increases hit the egg category the hardest between December 2021 and December 2024 in the United States. The price of eggs increased by **** percent in 2024.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food at Home in U.S. City Average (CUSR0000SAF11) from Jan 1952 to Aug 2025 about food, urban, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average (CPIUFDSL) from Jan 1947 to Aug 2025 about food, urban, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

In the United States, online grocery prices hit a **** year peak in September 2022, when they registered a **** percent year-over-year increase. In the country, the prices of grocery products available online has increased continuously, only lowering by **** percent as of March 2025, marking an unprecedented period of inflation.

This statistic depicts the consumer price index (CPI) for food in the United States from 1960 to 2024. In December 2024, the consumer price index (CPI) for food amounted to ******, compared to the period from 1982 to 1984 (=100).

In July 2025, the 12-month inflation rate for food items in the United States was at 2.9 percent. That month, egg prices increased by over 16 percent compared to July 2024. Inflation for sugar and sweets saw an increase at 5.1 percent.

United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores: Supermarket and Other Grocery Store Services was 280.98500 Index Dec 1999=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores: Supermarket and Other Grocery Store Services reached a record high of 290.16800 in February of 2025 and a record low of 100.00000 in December of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores: Supermarket and Other Grocery Store Services - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

View monthly updates and historical trends for Food Price Index. Source: World Bank. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Industry: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores (PCU445110445110) from Dec 1999 to Aug 2025 about groceries, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

In July 2025, the seasonally adjusted consumer price index (CPI) for food and beverages in the United States was 336.7. The CPI for food and beverages in the country in the same period in 2021 amounted to 276.9. The data represents city averages in the United States. The CPI is defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics as "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services".

United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores was 283.82100 Index Dec 1999=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores reached a record high of 293.09700 in February of 2025 and a record low of 100.00000 in December of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

Many consumers in the Untied States are looking for ways to combat rising grocery prices. As of March 2025, the most popular strategy todo so was to buy store brands instead of name brands. Using coupons or promotions was a popular way to combat higher prices chosen by 43 percent of respondents.

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 130.1 points in August 2025, almost the same figure as the previous month. The highest value for the index in the past 23 years was reached in March 2022. The rate of food price increases has been decreasing since, yet has started to pick up again in 2025.

Food prices worldwide Some food commodities have been hit harder than others in the past years. Global dairy, meat, and vegetable oil prices were on an upward trajectory in the first half of 2025. Regionally, the European Union (EU) and the UK have experienced a particularly high increase in the annual consumer prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages, as compared to other selected countries worldwide. Inflation in Europe The inflation rate for food in the EU grew from 0.2 percent in May 2021 to 19.2 percent in March 2023, as compared to the same month in the previous year. In the following months, the food inflation started decreasing again, yet has picked up again in 2025 in line with the global trend. The overall inflation rate in the Euro area reached its peak in December 2022 at 9.2 percent. The rate has since fallen to 2.4 percent in December 2024. As measured by the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), inflation rates in Europe were highest in Turkey, Romania, and Estonia as of April 2025.

United States CPI U: FB: Food: Food at Home (Home) data was reported at 239.158 1982-1984=100 in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 239.287 1982-1984=100 for May 2018. United States CPI U: FB: Food: Food at Home (Home) data is updated monthly, averaging 98.400 1982-1984=100 from Jan 1947 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 858 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 243.779 1982-1984=100 in Oct 2015 and a record low of 24.300 1982-1984=100 in Feb 1947. United States CPI U: FB: Food: Food at Home (Home) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.I002: Consumer Price Index: Urban.

The average for 2021 based on 165 countries was 105.854 index points. The highest value was in South Korea: 208.84 index points and the lowest value was in India: 58.17 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Food Price Index in World decreased to 128.80 Index Points in September from 129.70 Index Points in August of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for World Food Price Index.

The average price of a basic food basket in the united States amounted to just over *** U.S. dollars as of January 2023, increasing by nearly **** percent from the previous year. Back in 2019, the average value of a food basket was around ***** U.S. dollars.

United States Food & Beverage Price Inflation: YoY: Fresh Meat & Seafood data was reported at 4.300 % in Nov 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.500 % for Oct 2022. United States Food & Beverage Price Inflation: YoY: Fresh Meat & Seafood data is updated monthly, averaging 4.500 % from Sep 2022 (Median) to Nov 2022, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.900 % in Sep 2022 and a record low of 4.300 % in Nov 2022. United States Food & Beverage Price Inflation: YoY: Fresh Meat & Seafood data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Information Resources Inc.. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I117: Retail Food and Beverage Inflation.