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Average price of bacon in United States

Average price of bacon in the United States was 6.756 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.3% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD per pound6.756
Change on September 2025-7.3%
Series high7.608October 2022
Series low1.266May 1980

Next release: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 08:30 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Average price of bacon in United States, January 1980 to September 2026

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USD per pound. Source: BLS, Average Price Data: sliced bacon, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000704111). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-14.
All 560 values
PeriodUSD per pound
2026-096.756
2026-086.605
2026-076.584
2026-066.561
2026-056.712
2026-046.826
2026-036.801
2026-026.904
2026-016.978
2025-126.76
2025-116.928
2025-097.29
2025-087.208
2025-077.118
2025-067.098
2025-056.985
2025-047.009
2025-036.978
2025-026.798
2025-017.044
2024-126.915
2024-116.843
2024-106.869
2024-096.955
2024-086.785
2024-076.883
2024-066.827
2024-056.818
2024-046.637
2024-036.609
2024-026.56
2024-016.614
2023-126.774
2023-116.899
2023-107.223
2023-097.083
2023-086.502
2023-076.236
2023-066.224
2023-056.339
2023-046.549
2023-036.613
2023-026.595
2023-016.808
2022-126.956
2022-117.243
2022-107.608
2022-097.383
2022-087.372
2022-077.415
2022-067.403
2022-057.364
2022-047.422
2022-037.203
2022-027.097
2022-017.222
2021-127.211
2021-117.265
2021-107.317
2021-097.22
2021-087.096
2021-076.857
2021-066.67
2021-056.346
2021-046.215
2021-035.852
2021-025.778
2021-015.831
2020-125.831
2020-115.754
2020-105.722
2020-095.619
2020-085.559
2020-075.776
2020-065.772
2020-055.348
2020-045.346
2020-035.257
2020-025.497
2020-015.505
2019-125.474
2019-115.505
2019-105.653
2019-095.571
2019-085.576
2019-075.701
2019-065.878
2019-055.812
2019-045.552
2019-035.608
2019-025.502
2019-015.518
2018-125.502
2018-115.392
2018-105.37
2018-095.501
2018-085.577
2018-075.418
2018-065.247
2018-055.452
2018-045.421
2018-035.527
2018-025.533
2018-015.654
2017-125.629
2017-115.708
2017-106.066
2017-096.366
2017-086.241
2017-075.819
2017-065.665
2017-055.699
2017-045.775
2017-035.745
2017-025.334
2017-015.18
2016-125.102
2016-115.106
2016-105.375
2016-095.481
2016-085.448
2016-075.454
2016-065.374
2016-055.552
2016-045.613
2016-035.494
2016-025.394
2016-015.656
2015-125.734
2015-115.847
2015-105.899
2015-095.734
2015-085.41
2015-075.184
2015-065.059
2015-054.94
2015-045.211
2015-035.367
2015-025.472
2015-015.589
2014-125.531
2014-115.574
2014-105.759
2014-095.953
2014-086.068
2014-076.009
2014-066.106
2014-056.048
2014-045.69
2014-035.552
2014-025.461
2014-015.563
2013-125.544
2013-115.615
2013-105.708
2013-095.68
2013-085.618
2013-075.494
2013-065.334
2013-055.092
2013-044.887
2013-034.909
2013-024.831
2013-014.722
2012-124.639
2012-114.64
2012-104.661
2012-094.692
2012-084.609
2012-074.365
2012-064.326
2012-054.385
2012-044.533
2012-034.6
2012-024.655
2012-014.571
2011-124.55
2011-114.637
2011-104.586
2011-094.819
2011-084.77
2011-074.755
2011-064.84
2011-054.77
2011-044.662
2011-034.537
2011-024.366
2011-014.25
2010-124.16
2010-114.697
2010-104.773
2010-094.574
2010-084.353
2010-074.213
2010-064.046
2010-053.862
2010-043.643
2010-033.669
2010-023.642
2010-013.63
2009-123.57
2009-113.498
2009-103.603
2009-093.592
2009-083.588
2009-073.64
2009-063.621
2009-053.663
2009-043.581
2009-033.59
2009-023.62
2009-013.73
2008-123.67
2008-113.597
2008-103.745
2008-093.725
2008-083.842
2008-073.605
2008-063.655
2008-053.637
2008-043.554
2008-033.623
2008-023.62
2008-013.652
2007-123.688
2007-113.656
2007-103.883
2007-093.784
2007-083.798
2007-073.723
2007-063.657
2007-053.651
2007-043.496
2007-033.464
2007-023.566
2007-013.51
2006-123.458
2006-113.444
2006-103.61
2006-093.552
2006-083.559
2006-073.508
2006-063.399
2006-053.309
2006-043.343
2006-033.396
2006-023.385
2006-013.364
2005-123.327
2005-113.262
2005-103.327
2005-093.404
2005-083.442
2005-073.478
2005-063.457
2005-053.56
2005-043.331
2005-033.355
2005-023.395
2005-013.367
2004-123.369
2004-113.438
2004-103.606
2004-093.589
2004-083.622
2004-073.47
2004-063.42
2004-053.33
2004-043.196
2004-033.129
2004-023.189
2004-013.157
2003-123.182
2003-113.228
2003-103.161
2003-093.219
2003-083.229
2003-073.155
2003-063.136
2003-053.086
2003-043.287
2003-033.216
2003-023.281
2003-013.195
2002-123.242
2002-113.211
2002-103.24
2002-093.155
2002-083.269
2002-073.231
2002-063.193
2002-053.182
2002-043.257
2002-033.266
2002-023.317
2002-013.271
2001-123.3
2001-113.297
2001-103.338
2001-093.487
2001-083.468
2001-073.324
2001-063.253
2001-053.256
2001-043.114
2001-033.159
2001-023.065
2001-012.994
2000-123.028
2000-113.053
2000-103.069
2000-093.209
2000-083.2
2000-073.168
2000-063.132
2000-053.006
2000-042.953
2000-032.928
2000-022.871
2000-012.75
1999-122.752
1999-112.658
1999-102.57
1999-092.58
1999-082.543
1999-072.503
1999-062.504
1999-052.474
1999-042.445
1999-032.507
1999-022.52
1999-012.523
1998-122.58
1998-112.619
1998-102.567
1998-092.576
1998-082.513
1998-072.517
1998-062.457
1998-052.438
1998-042.444
1998-032.539
1998-022.623
1998-012.644
1997-122.607
1997-112.665
1997-102.73
1997-092.75
1997-082.755
1997-072.718
1997-062.694
1997-052.627
1997-042.66
1997-032.657
1997-022.651
1997-012.664
1996-122.642
1996-112.656
1996-102.721
1996-092.809
1996-082.682
1996-072.542
1996-062.493
1996-052.345
1996-042.242
1996-032.202
1996-022.203
1996-012.138
1995-122.166
1995-112.155
1995-102.117
1995-092.042
1995-081.968
1995-071.906
1995-061.896
1995-051.918
1995-041.89
1995-031.91
1995-021.93
1995-011.93
1994-121.892
1994-111.917
1994-101.965
1994-091.973
1994-081.987
1994-072
1994-061.985
1994-052.016
1994-042.063
1994-032.017
1994-022.019
1994-012.041
1993-122.018
1993-112.008
1993-101.988
1993-091.982
1993-081.954
1993-071.955
1993-061.949
1993-051.91
1993-041.892
1993-031.802
1993-021.84
1993-011.874
1992-121.863
1992-111.85
1992-101.892
1992-091.925
1992-081.938
1992-071.937
1992-061.926
1992-051.904
1992-041.915
1992-031.922
1992-021.954
1992-011.957
1991-121.994
1991-112.071
1991-102.121
1991-092.16
1991-082.219
1991-072.309
1991-062.305
1991-052.311
1991-042.271
1991-032.318
1991-022.301
1991-012.257
1990-122.283
1990-112.242
1990-102.208
1990-092.176
1990-082.243
1990-072.21
1990-062.147
1990-052.044
1990-041.979
1990-031.991
1990-022.009
1990-011.966
1989-121.956
1989-111.82
1989-101.768
1989-091.716
1989-081.721
1989-071.71
1989-061.692
1989-051.68
1989-041.747
1989-031.787
1989-021.799
1989-011.805
1988-121.792
1988-111.802
1988-101.86
1988-091.835
1988-081.879
1988-071.908
1988-061.904
1988-051.9
1988-041.907
1988-031.919
1988-021.94
1988-011.954
1987-122.02
1987-112.071
1987-102.193
1987-092.28
1987-082.284
1987-072.231
1987-062.126
1987-052.112
1987-042.076
1987-032.095
1987-022.091
1987-012.118
1986-122.159
1986-112.187
1986-102.298
1986-092.373
1986-082.332
1986-072.157
1986-061.953
1986-051.869
1986-041.871
1986-031.892
1986-021.956
1986-011.935
1985-121.918
1985-111.932
1985-101.945
1985-091.926
1985-081.96
1985-071.951
1985-061.894
1985-051.928
1985-041.948
1985-031.956
1985-021.966
1985-011.952
1984-121.89
1984-111.867
1984-101.895
1984-091.889
1984-081.902
1984-071.901
1984-061.832
1984-051.817
1984-041.798
1984-031.803
1984-021.881
1984-011.812
1983-121.758
1983-111.773
1983-101.857
1983-091.914
1983-081.876
1983-071.918
1983-061.91
1983-051.951
1983-042.003
1983-032.072
1983-022.147
1983-012.123
1982-122.128
1982-112.186
1982-102.334
1982-092.36
1982-082.2
1982-072.101
1982-062.07
1982-051.982
1982-041.894
1982-031.824
1982-021.811
1982-011.747
1981-121.751
1981-111.766
1981-101.78
1981-091.753
1981-081.693
1981-071.665
1981-061.601
1981-051.548
1981-041.53
1981-031.596
1981-021.638
1981-011.668
1980-121.711
1980-111.684
1980-101.641
1980-091.617
1980-081.469
1980-071.371
1980-061.271
1980-051.266
1980-041.323
1980-031.361
1980-021.41
1980-011.453

Definition

Average retail price of sliced bacon, per pound (453.6 grams), in US dollars, for the U.S. city average (all urban consumers), monthly, from the Average Price Data of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series APU0000704111).

BLS computes average prices from the prices it collects for the Consumer Price Index in 75 urban areas, not seasonally adjusted. BLS advises using them for the price level in a month and the CPI for price change over time. October 2025 was not collected during the federal government shutdown.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: sliced bacon, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000704111). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Average Price Data: sliced bacon, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000704111) (Average price of bacon, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food

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Average Price Data: sliced bacon, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000704111), Average price of bacon, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-bacon/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Average Price Data: sliced bacon, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000704111). Average price of bacon, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-bacon/united-states.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Average Price Data: sliced bacon, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000704111), Average price of bacon, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-bacon/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{Average Price Data: sliced bacon, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000704111): Average price of bacon, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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What is the average price of bacon in United States?

Average price of bacon in the United States was 6.756 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 7.3% from September 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: sliced bacon, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000704111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest average price of bacon in United States?

7.608 USD per pound in October 2022, the highest value since January 1980 in this series.

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