United States Food Inflation

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

2.6

Units In

3.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
36.7 May 1917	-34.3 Jun 1921	3.46 %	1914-2025	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Latest Updates

Food price inflation in the US picked up to 3.2% in August 2025, the steepest since October 2023, from 2.9% in July, driven by an acceleration in food-at-home prices (2.7% vs 2.2% in July). Meanwhile, food-away-from-home inflation stood at 3.9%. On a monthly basis, food prices rose by 0.5% in August, after being flat in the previous month.