Flyer Fetch Flyer Fetch
HomeInflation

Food inflation indexes, ranked

Every index in the set, ordered by how much it moved over the 12 months to its latest month. Fastest rises first, fastest falls last — it is the same table read from either end.

Each index is a price level for one kind of food, scaled so that the average for 1982–84 equals 100. Because the starting point is arbitrary, read an index by its change over time, not by comparing the level of one item against another.

IndexLatest monthLevel12 months1 month
Other uncooked poultry including turkeyAugust 2026226.446+11.48%+0.78%
Uncooked beef roastsAugust 2026431.424+8.42%-1.52%
Candy and chewing gumAugust 2026228.786+8.12%-0.43%
Uncooked ground beefAugust 2026447.876+7.22%+0.60%
Processed fish and seafoodAugust 2026189.437+6.80%+1.37%
Fish and seafoodAugust 2026380.833+6.45%+0.04%
Fresh fish and seafoodAugust 2026238.000+6.32%-1.12%
CoffeeAugust 2026297.231+6.09%-0.88%
Sugar and sweetsAugust 2026324.528+6.06%-0.34%
Beef and vealAugust 2026519.096+5.88%-0.60%
TomatoesAugust 2026377.100+5.79%-0.92%
Other fresh fruitsAugust 2026142.627+5.43%-0.66%
ApplesAugust 2026394.366+5.40%-0.95%
Uncooked other beef and vealAugust 2026411.634+4.43%+1.15%
Carbonated drinksAugust 2026243.155+4.40%+1.88%
Other food away from homeAugust 2026271.102+4.38%+0.91%
HamAugust 2026258.198+4.16%-1.58%
MilkAugust 2026187.468+4.10%-1.20%
Beverage materials including coffee and teaAugust 2026165.646+4.01%-0.28%
Uncooked beef steaksAugust 2026346.157+4.00%-1.96%
Canned fruits and vegetablesAugust 2026234.716+3.98%+0.36%
Food from vending machines and mobile vendorsAugust 2026253.957+3.79%+1.25%
BreadAugust 2026249.885+3.77%-0.13%
Fresh fruitsAugust 2026425.232+3.77%-0.52%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materialsAugust 2026237.834+3.67%+0.19%
MeatsAugust 2026376.938+3.58%-0.09%
Other miscellaneous foodsAugust 2026176.431+3.58%-0.93%
PotatoesAugust 2026458.665+3.57%+2.61%
Juices and nonalcoholic drinksAugust 2026183.727+3.52%+0.41%
Full service meals and snacksAugust 2026246.172+3.49%+0.41%
Meats, poultry, and fishAugust 2026359.301+3.46%+0.06%
Other processed fruits and vegetables including driedAugust 2026200.993+3.45%-1.29%
Rice, pasta, cornmealAugust 2026295.401+3.43%-0.67%
Food away from homeAugust 2026397.868+3.37%+0.25%
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinksAugust 2026159.194+3.24%-0.99%
Fruits and vegetablesAugust 2026367.507+3.20%-0.55%
Limited service meals and snacksAugust 2026259.724+3.20%+0.04%
Processed fruits and vegetablesAugust 2026212.974+3.15%-0.19%
Spices, seasonings, condiments, saucesAugust 2026331.591+3.14%+0.58%
Fresh fruits and vegetablesAugust 2026413.359+3.13%-0.65%
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookiesAugust 2026395.448+3.11%-0.63%
Breakfast cerealAugust 2026283.314+3.07%-1.60%
Cereals and cereal productsAugust 2026291.389+3.06%-0.86%
Food at employee sites and schoolsAugust 2026220.236+3.02%+0.63%
Alcoholic beverages away from homeAugust 2026459.143+3.02%+0.10%
FoodAugust 2026350.418+2.67%+0.07%
Cereals and bakery productsAugust 2026369.171+2.62%-0.19%
Fresh vegetablesAugust 2026399.556+2.58%-0.79%
Other fats and oils including peanut butterAugust 2026225.722+2.47%+0.27%
Bakery productsAugust 2026414.702+2.44%+0.10%
Other food at homeAugust 2026283.370+2.43%-0.15%
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at homeAugust 2026285.719+2.36%+0.23%
Citrus fruitsAugust 2026315.738+2.36%+0.05%
Frozen fruits and vegetablesAugust 2026189.654+2.35%+0.20%
Food at homeAugust 2026321.500+2.19%-0.04%
Other foodsAugust 2026295.777+2.10%-0.31%
SnacksAugust 2026316.813+2.00%+0.99%
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffinsAugust 2026246.509+1.98%+0.70%
Other fresh vegetablesAugust 2026395.023+1.97%-0.63%
Pork chopsAugust 2026251.920+1.94%-0.05%
Other sweetsAugust 2026199.131+1.68%-0.16%
Other bakery productsAugust 2026367.420+1.67%+0.68%
Alcoholic beveragesAugust 2026301.724+1.62%+0.12%
Other meatsAugust 2026296.914+1.48%+0.74%
Baby food and formulaAugust 2026227.806+1.28%-1.39%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggsAugust 2026351.501+1.15%+0.25%
SoupsAugust 2026334.711+1.02%-0.62%
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribsAugust 2026165.928+1.01%+2.60%
Other dairy and related productsAugust 2026194.652+0.69%+1.07%
PorkAugust 2026275.294+0.62%+0.38%
Flour and prepared flour mixesAugust 2026332.125+0.62%+1.11%
PoultryAugust 2026315.498+0.47%+0.57%
Other beverage materials including teaAugust 2026167.143+0.45%+1.15%
Alcoholic beverages at homeAugust 2026231.293+0.19%+0.14%
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foodsAugust 2026211.665+0.07%-1.41%
Fats and oilsAugust 2026312.692-0.26%+1.37%
Dairy and related productsAugust 2026272.068-0.28%+0.27%
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinksAugust 2026284.441-0.35%-0.48%
Sugar and sugar substitutesAugust 2026278.202-0.49%-0.01%
Distilled spirits at homeAugust 2026212.722-0.67%-0.25%
Salad dressingAugust 2026176.093-0.71%+5.03%
Wine at homeAugust 2026179.388-1.06%+0.28%
BananasAugust 2026217.274-1.40%+0.06%
Ice cream and related productsAugust 2026270.454-1.80%+0.43%
LettuceAugust 2026403.947-2.19%-7.39%
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related productsAugust 2026205.938-2.29%-0.02%
ChickenAugust 2026197.681-2.33%+0.51%
Cheese and related productsAugust 2026258.372-3.84%+0.74%
Butter and margarineAugust 2026263.581-5.67%+0.42%
EggsAugust 2026276.484-23.01%+3.50%

Food groups

Cereals and bakery products

+2.62% over 12 months, to August 2026

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

+1.15% over 12 months, to August 2026

Dairy and related products

-0.28% over 12 months, to August 2026

Fruits and vegetables

+3.20% over 12 months, to August 2026

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

+3.67% over 12 months, to August 2026

Other food at home

+2.43% over 12 months, to August 2026

Food away from home

+3.37% over 12 months, to August 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted. Data month: August 2026. 90 index records, fetched 2026-09-27T00:29:57Z.