Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food at home (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Consumer Price Index (All urban; current; BLS)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the seasonally unadjusted CPI for food at home was 321.05 in May 2026, versus 320.86 in April 2026. This represents a rise of 0.06 percent.
Sample. There are 952 observations overall in the monthly series displayed in the graph above. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 1947 to May 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the price index recorded a minimum of 24.30 in February 1947; it reached its maximum of 321.05 in May 2026; it had a mean value of 124.70.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 318.755 |
| 2026-04-30 | 320.859 |
| 2026-05-31 | 321.047 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food at home |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Index (1982-84 = 100) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Public Domain Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main indices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 952 | 1947-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 832 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 712 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 832 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
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Main indices (NSA)
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 952 | 1947-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 832 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 712 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 832 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |