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)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the seasonally unadjusted CPI for food was 345.85 in May 2026, versus 345.34 in the previous month. This represents a gain of 0.15 percent.
Sample. There are 712 data points in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the period stretching from January 1967 to May 2026.
History. Have a look at some statistics calculated on the whole sample: the price index had a mean of 159.80; it reached its lowest level of 34.60 in May 1967; it reached a maximum of 345.85 in May 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 343.691 |
| 2026-04-30 | 345.336 |
| 2026-05-31 | 345.846 |
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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 |
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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 |