Cost of food in the United States increased 3.10 percent in September 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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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).

When surveyed in March 2024, some 76 percent of respondents in the U.S. stated that they expected grocery prices to increase. This figure peaked at 80 percent in April 2024.

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".

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.

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

Food prices increased at the fastest pace in more than two decades from July 2021 to July 2022. We show that this increase has not been driven by commodity prices but by an increase in consumer spending on food at home and increases in costs along the supply chain. Our results suggest that food inflation could ease if consumers shift more purchases back to food service establishments and if costs in food processing and marketing abate. Conversely, food inflation could remain high if broader measures of inflation persist.

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.

In the U.S., the consumer price index (CPI) of food increased across many categories from 2022 to 2023. Cereal and bakery products saw the most drastic change between 2022 and 2023, when the CPI for this category increased by 8.4 percent. While eggs had the highest inflation acroos all food categories in 2024.

This timeline depicts the retail price of cheddar cheese (natural) in the United States from 1995 to 2024. As of December 2024, the U.S. price for one pound of cheddar cheese amounted to 5.62 U.S. dollars.

The average for 2021 based on 17 countries was 95.085 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.

The price per pound of beef and pork are forecast to increase in the United States until about 2027 and then will decrease slightly. The price of beef is forecast to be 8.4 U.S. dollars per pound in 2028 and the price of pork is forecast to be over five U.S. dollars per pound that same year.

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.

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.

Many consumers in the Untied States are looking for ways to reduce their food spending. As of December 2023, the most popular strategy to save money on food was to try and reduce the amount of food wasted at home. About a quarter of consumers also attempt to save while shopping, by buying lower-cost ingredients or cheaper cuts of meat.

United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nondurables Less Food and Beverages in U.S. City Average was 223.71400 Index 1982-84=100 in August of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nondurables Less Food and Beverages in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 251.14300 in June of 2022 and a record low of 107.40000 in January of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Nondurables Less Food and Beverages in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

United States Food & Beverage Price Inflation: MoM data was reported at 0.300 % in Nov 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.500 % for Oct 2022. United States Food & Beverage Price Inflation: MoM data is updated monthly, averaging 0.900 % from Jan 2022 (Median) to Nov 2022, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.600 % in Aug 2022 and a record low of 0.300 % in Nov 2022. United States Food & Beverage Price Inflation: MoM 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.