US CPI: Food

3.1% YoY · as of May 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

CPI-U food component, seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100).

LevelYoY %IndexedCSVJSON
0.005.0010.00200920122015201820212024Drag across the chart or use the arrow keys to read each observation.

2006–2026 · 233 observationssource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · vintage 2026-07-04

Methodology

BLS series CUSR0000SAF1 (CPI-U food, U.S. city average, SA). Ingested from the BLS Public Data API; component of the headline CPI-U basket.

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