Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - 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 adjusted CPI for food stood at 346.39 in June 2026, versus 345.71 in May 2026. This represents a gain of 0.20 percent.
Sample. There are 713 observations overall in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time span going from January 1967 to June 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the price index reached its highest level of 346.39 in June 2026; it hit a trough of 34.60 in May 1967; it had a mean value of 160.06.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 345.197 |
| 2026-05-31 | 345.715 |
| 2026-06-30 | 346.391 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| 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 | 953 | 1947-01-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 833 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 713 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 833 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-06-30 |
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Detail
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 | 953 | 1947-01-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 833 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 713 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-06-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 833 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-06-30 |