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.

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.

According to a survey carried out in the United States in 2022, half of respondents stated that they were concerned about the cost of meat throughout the reported period. On the other hand, less than ** percent of respondents were worried about the price of alcoholic beverages.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average (CUUR0000SEFV) from Jan 1953 to Aug 2025 about food, urban, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

West Virginia and Kansas had the lowest cost of living across all U.S. states, with composite costs being half of those found in Hawaii. This was according to a composite index that compares prices for various goods and services on a state-by-state basis. In West Virginia, the cost of living index amounted to **** — well below the national benchmark of 100. Virginia— which had an index value of ***** — was only slightly above that benchmark. Expensive places to live included Hawaii, Massachusetts, and California. Housing costs in the U.S. Housing is usually the highest expense in a household’s budget. In 2023, the average house sold for approximately ******* U.S. dollars, but house prices in the Northeast and West regions were significantly higher. Conversely, the South had some of the least expensive housing. In West Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana, the median price of the typical single-family home was less than ******* U.S. dollars. That makes living expenses in these states significantly lower than in states such as Hawaii and California, where housing is much pricier. What other expenses affect the cost of living? Utility costs such as electricity, natural gas, water, and internet also influence the cost of living. In Alaska, Hawaii, and Connecticut, the average monthly utility cost exceeded *** U.S. dollars. That was because of the significantly higher prices for electricity and natural gas in these states.

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.

All white pre-packaged regular bread regardless of size. Includes frozen and fresh bread.

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.

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This collection contains data obtained from families of wage earners or salaried workers in industrial locales scattered throughout the United States. The purpose of the survey was to estimate the cost of living of a "typical" American family. The completed questionnaires contain information about income sources and family expenditures including specific quantities and costs of food, housing, clothing, fuel, furniture, and miscellaneous household items for the calendar year. Demographic characteristics recorded for each household member include relationship to head, age, sex, occupation, weeks spent in the household and employed, wage rate, and total earnings.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food is a component of the all-items CPI. The CPI measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative market basket of consumer goods and services. While the all-items CPI measures the price changes for all consumer goods and services, including food, the CPI for food measures the changes in the retail prices of food items only.

Graph and download economic data for Unit Labor Costs for Retail Trade: Grocery Stores (NAICS 4451) in the United States (IPUHN4451U100000000) from 1987 to 2024 about groceries, unit labor cost, NAICS, retail trade, sales, retail, and USA.

According to a survey carried out in the United States in 2023, ** percent of respondents stated that they were concerned about the cost of meat. Throughout the reported period, about ** percent were concerned about the cost of dairy products.

United States - Producer Price Index by Industry: Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores: Supermarket and Other Grocery Store Services was 282.59500 Index Dec 1999=100 in July 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 September of 2025.

The average for 2021 based on 11 countries was 94.731 index points. The highest value was in Uruguay: 137.46 index points and the lowest value was in Bolivia: 68.57 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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

When surveyed in March 2024, some ** percent of respondents in the U.S. stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure peaked at ** percent in April 2024.

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).

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.

United States Consumer Price: Average: Bread, whole wheat data was reported at 1.951 USD/lb in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.936 USD/lb for Aug 2018. United States Consumer Price: Average: Bread, whole wheat data is updated monthly, averaging 1.341 USD/lb from Jan 1980 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 422 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.093 USD/lb in Nov 2011 and a record low of 0.696 USD/lb in Mar 1980. United States Consumer Price: Average: Bread, whole wheat 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.P001: Consumer Price.