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Grocery Price Tracker

How much more are you paying at the grocery store and restaurant? Monthly and annual price changes for every major food category, straight from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U | Last updated: April 2026

Food

Overall food price index — combines food at home and food away from home.

Food

Monthly

+0.5%

Annual

+3.2%

Annual Inflation Categories

>5% — High
2–5% — Moderate
0–2% — Low
<0% — Falling

Monthly figures use seasonally adjusted BLS CPI-U data (CUSR series) and reflect month-over-month change. Annual figures use unadjusted data (CUUR series) and reflect year-over-year change. A dash (—) means no seasonally adjusted series is published by BLS for that category. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Deep Dive by Food Category

Full price inflation analysis, dollar impact estimates, and BLS data for each category.