US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change)
Percent change of the CPI-U for food away from home, US city average, not seasonally adjusted, from the same month a year earlier. Meals and snacks at full service and limited service restaurants, food at work sites and schools, and food from vending machines and mobile vendors.
United States only. Calculated from the index (cpi_index_food_away_from_home, series CUUR0000SEFV) and rounded to one decimal as BLS rounds its published 12-month changes; each value shows both index values. For all items inflation use cpi_annual_change.
Key facts
- US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change) in the United States was 3.5% in September 2026, according to BLS.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from January 1954 to September 2026.
Places with data
Countries
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Which places have the highest US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change)? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"cpi_annual_change_food_away_from_home","level":"country"}
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