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 was 338.29 in August 2025, compared to 336.72 in the previous month. This marks an increase of 0.47 percent.
Sample. There are 704 data points overall in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The time range covered by the series is from January 1967 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the price index was equal on average to 157.73; it hit a minimum of 34.60 in May 1967; it reached a maximum of 338.29 in August 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 336.555 |
| 2025-07-31 | 336.718 |
| 2025-08-31 | 338.285 |
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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 |
Series in the same data set: 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 | 944 | 1947-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 824 | 1957-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 824 | 1957-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
Series in the same data set: Top-level items
Series in the same data set: Detail
Series in the same data set: 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 | 944 | 1947-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 824 | 1957-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 824 | 1957-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |