# US consumer price index (CPI-U), food away from home, 1982-84 = 100

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), food away from home, US city average, not seasonally adjusted, base 1982-84 = 100. Meals and snacks at full service and limited service restaurants, food at work sites and schools, and food from vending machines and mobile vendors. Bureau of Labor Statistics series CUUR0000SEFV, monthly values from 1953.

## Key facts

- US consumer price index (CPI-U), food away from home, 1982-84 = 100 in the United States was 398.783 in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from January 1953 to September 2026.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `cpi_index_food_away_from_home`
- Unit: index
- Note: An index level for the United States, not a rate or a price. For its 12-month change use cpi_annual_change_food_away_from_home; for all items use cpi_u_index_1982_84.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/cpi-u-food-away-from-home
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/cpi_index_food_away_from_home

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | index | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2026-09 | 398.783 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): food away from home, US city average, 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted (CUUR0000SEFV). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.11.USFoodBeverage. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |