Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food away from 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 away from home was 392.65 in March 2026, compared to 391.71 in February. This constitutes a rise of 0.24 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 878 records. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1953 to March 2026.
History. Here are some statistics we calculated on the full sample: the price index recorded a maximum of 392.65 in March 2026; it reached a trough of 21.40 in April 1953; it had a mean of 138.01.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 390.471 |
| 2026-02-28 | 391.706 |
| 2026-03-31 | 392.652 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food away from 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 | 950 | 1947-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 830 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 830 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
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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 | 950 | 1947-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 830 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 830 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |