Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (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)

Latest updates. In the United States, the seasonally unadjusted CPI for food stood at 343.69 in March 2026, compared to 343.42 in February. This represents an increase of 0.08 percent.

Sample. There are 710 observations in the monthly series presented in the plot above. The series covers the time period extending from January 1967 to March 2026.

History. Here are a few simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the price index averaged 159.28; it reached a trough of 34.60 in May 1967; it attained a maximum of 343.69 in March 2026.

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Latest values

Date	Value - Index
2026-01-31	342.096
2026-02-28	343.424
2026-03-31	343.691

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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	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

Series in the same data set

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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

Top-level items

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food at home (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	890	1952-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food away from home (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	878	1953-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy commodities (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: Energy: Energy services (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: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities (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: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	710	1967-01-31	2026-03-31

Detail

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services: Electricity (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	890	1952-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services: Piped gas (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	890	1952-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: New vehicles (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	879	1953-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Used cars and trucks (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	879	1953-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Medical care commodities (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: Services less energy services: Shelter: Rent of primary residence (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	542	1981-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Shelter: Owners equivalent rent (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	518	1983-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Medical care services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	842	1956-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Transportation services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	842	1956-01-31	2026-03-31

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

Top-level items (NSA)

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food at home (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: Food: Food away from home (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	878	1953-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy commodities (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: Energy: Energy services (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: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities (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: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	830	1957-01-31	2026-03-31

Detail (NSA)

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services: Electricity (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	913	1947-01-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services: Piped gas (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	910	1947-03-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: New vehicles (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	904	1947-03-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Used cars and trucks (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	874	1952-12-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Medical care commodities (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	788	1947-03-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Shelter: Rent of primary residence (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: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Shelter: Owners equivalent rent (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	519	1982-12-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Medical care services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	878	1947-03-31	2026-03-31
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Transportation services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	878	1947-03-31	2026-03-31