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US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change) in United States

US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change) in the United States was 3.5% in September 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.2 pts from September 2025.

September 20263.5%
Change on September 2025-0.2 pts
Series high11.7May 1979
Series low1.1April 2010

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

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US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change) in United States, September 1976 to September 2026

02.557.51012.51976-091983-111991-011998-032005-052012-072019-092026-092026-09: 3.5 %0510151976-091993-052010-012026-092026-09: 3.5 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-14.
All 600 values
Period%
2026-093.5
2026-083.4
2026-073.4
2026-063.4
2026-053.5
2026-043.6
2026-033.8
2026-023.9
2026-014
2025-124.1
2025-113.7
2025-093.7
2025-083.9
2025-073.9
2025-063.8
2025-053.8
2025-043.9
2025-033.8
2025-023.7
2025-013.4
2024-123.6
2024-113.6
2024-103.8
2024-093.9
2024-084
2024-074.1
2024-064.1
2024-054
2024-044.1
2024-034.2
2024-024.5
2024-015.1
2023-125.2
2023-115.3
2023-105.4
2023-096
2023-086.5
2023-077.1
2023-067.7
2023-058.3
2023-048.6
2023-038.8
2023-028.4
2023-018.2
2022-128.3
2022-118.5
2022-108.6
2022-098.5
2022-088
2022-077.6
2022-067.7
2022-057.4
2022-047.2
2022-036.9
2022-026.8
2022-016.4
2021-126
2021-115.8
2021-105.3
2021-094.7
2021-084.7
2021-074.6
2021-064.2
2021-054
2021-043.8
2021-033.7
2021-023.7
2021-013.9
2020-123.9
2020-113.8
2020-103.9
2020-093.8
2020-083.5
2020-073.4
2020-063.1
2020-052.9
2020-042.8
2020-033
2020-023
2020-013.1
2019-123.1
2019-113.2
2019-103.3
2019-093.2
2019-083.2
2019-073.2
2019-063.1
2019-052.9
2019-043.1
2019-033
2019-022.9
2019-012.8
2018-122.8
2018-112.6
2018-102.5
2018-092.6
2018-082.6
2018-072.8
2018-062.8
2018-052.7
2018-042.5
2018-032.5
2018-022.6
2018-012.5
2017-122.5
2017-112.4
2017-102.3
2017-092.4
2017-082.2
2017-072.1
2017-062.2
2017-052.3
2017-042.3
2017-032.4
2017-022.4
2017-012.4
2016-122.3
2016-112.3
2016-102.4
2016-092.4
2016-082.8
2016-072.8
2016-062.6
2016-052.6
2016-042.7
2016-032.7
2016-022.6
2016-012.7
2015-122.6
2015-112.7
2015-102.9
2015-092.9
2015-082.7
2015-072.7
2015-063
2015-053
2015-042.9
2015-032.9
2015-023.1
2015-013.1
2014-123
2014-112.9
2014-102.8
2014-092.7
2014-082.5
2014-072.4
2014-062.2
2014-052.2
2014-042.2
2014-032.3
2014-022.2
2014-012
2013-122.1
2013-112.1
2013-101.9
2013-091.9
2013-082
2013-072.1
2013-062.2
2013-052.3
2013-042.3
2013-032.3
2013-022.3
2013-012.3
2012-122.5
2012-112.6
2012-102.7
2012-092.8
2012-082.8
2012-072.9
2012-062.9
2012-052.9
2012-042.9
2012-033
2012-023.1
2012-013.1
2011-122.9
2011-112.9
2011-102.7
2011-092.6
2011-082.7
2011-072.6
2011-062.3
2011-052.2
2011-042.1
2011-031.9
2011-021.6
2011-011.5
2010-121.3
2010-111.3
2010-101.4
2010-091.4
2010-081.2
2010-071.1
2010-061.2
2010-051.1
2010-041.1
2010-031.2
2010-021.4
2010-011.6
2009-121.9
2009-112.1
2009-102.2
2009-092.6
2009-083
2009-073.2
2009-063.8
2009-054.2
2009-044.6
2009-034.6
2009-024.8
2009-014.9
2008-125
2008-114.9
2008-104.8
2008-094.5
2008-084.5
2008-074.6
2008-064.4
2008-054.3
2008-044.1
2008-034.1
2008-023.9
2008-013.9
2007-124
2007-114.1
2007-104.1
2007-094.1
2007-083.8
2007-073.6
2007-063.4
2007-053.3
2007-043.4
2007-033.3
2007-023.4
2007-013.3
2006-123.2
2006-113.1
2006-103
2006-093
2006-083.1
2006-073.2
2006-063.1
2006-053.2
2006-043.1
2006-033.1
2006-023
2006-013
2005-123.2
2005-113.2
2005-103.1
2005-093
2005-083.1
2005-073.1
2005-063.3
2005-053.2
2005-043.2
2005-033.2
2005-023.2
2005-013.2
2004-123
2004-113.2
2004-103.3
2004-093.3
2004-083.2
2004-073
2004-062.8
2004-052.9
2004-042.8
2004-032.7
2004-022.7
2004-012.8
2003-122.3
2003-112.2
2003-102.1
2003-092
2003-082.1
2003-072.1
2003-062.1
2003-052.2
2003-042.2
2003-032.2
2003-022.1
2003-012
2002-122.3
2002-112.3
2002-102.3
2002-092.3
2002-082.3
2002-072.5
2002-062.6
2002-052.6
2002-042.6
2002-032.8
2002-023
2002-012.9
2001-123
2001-113.2
2001-103.1
2001-093
2001-083.1
2001-073
2001-063
2001-052.9
2001-042.7
2001-032.6
2001-022.5
2001-012.5
2000-122.4
2000-112.3
2000-102.5
2000-092.5
2000-082.4
2000-072.4
2000-062.4
2000-052.2
2000-042.2
2000-032.3
2000-022.3
2000-012.3
1999-122.3
1999-112.4
1999-102.4
1999-092.3
1999-082.5
1999-072.5
1999-062.4
1999-052.5
1999-042.7
1999-032.7
1999-022.6
1999-012.7
1998-122.5
1998-112.5
1998-102.6
1998-092.7
1998-082.6
1998-072.5
1998-062.6
1998-052.8
1998-042.6
1998-032.5
1998-022.6
1998-012.5
1997-122.6
1997-112.5
1997-102.6
1997-092.8
1997-082.8
1997-072.8
1997-062.8
1997-052.8
1997-043
1997-033.2
1997-023.1
1997-013.1
1996-123.1
1996-113
1996-102.8
1996-092.6
1996-082.5
1996-072.5
1996-062.4
1996-052.3
1996-042.2
1996-032.1
1996-022.2
1996-012.2
1995-122.2
1995-112.3
1995-102.5
1995-092.3
1995-082.4
1995-072.4
1995-062.3
1995-052.3
1995-042.2
1995-032.3
1995-022.1
1995-012
1994-121.9
1994-111.8
1994-101.7
1994-091.7
1994-081.6
1994-071.5
1994-061.6
1994-051.7
1994-041.7
1994-031.7
1994-021.7
1994-011.8
1993-121.9
1993-111.9
1993-101.9
1993-091.8
1993-081.8
1993-071.8
1993-061.8
1993-051.8
1993-041.8
1993-031.6
1993-021.6
1993-011.6
1992-121.4
1992-111.6
1992-101.6
1992-091.7
1992-081.7
1992-071.7
1992-062
1992-052.1
1992-042.3
1992-032.6
1992-022.7
1992-012.9
1991-122.9
1991-112.9
1991-103
1991-093.2
1991-083.3
1991-073.4
1991-063.4
1991-053.4
1991-043.5
1991-033.6
1991-024
1991-014.2
1990-124.5
1990-114.6
1990-104.6
1990-094.5
1990-084.8
1990-074.8
1990-065
1990-055
1990-045
1990-034.9
1990-024.6
1990-014.5
1989-124.6
1989-114.7
1989-104.6
1989-094.7
1989-084.6
1989-074.7
1989-064.6
1989-054.7
1989-044.6
1989-034.6
1989-024.6
1989-014.5
1988-124.4
1988-114.3
1988-104.3
1988-094.2
1988-084.3
1988-074.2
1988-064
1988-054
1988-044
1988-033.7
1988-023.6
1988-013.6
1987-123.7
1987-113.8
1987-104
1987-094
1987-083.9
1987-073.9
1987-063.7
1987-053.8
1987-044
1987-034.3
1987-024.3
1987-014.3
1986-124.3
1986-114.1
1986-103.9
1986-093.7
1986-083.9
1986-074
1986-063.9
1986-053.9
1986-043.8
1986-033.7
1986-023.7
1986-014
1985-123.8
1985-114.1
1985-104.1
1985-094.3
1985-083.8
1985-073.8
1985-064.1
1985-053.8
1985-044
1985-033.9
1985-023.9
1985-013.8
1984-124.2
1984-113.9
1984-104
1984-094.2
1984-084.6
1984-074.6
1984-064.3
1984-054.3
1984-044
1984-034.2
1984-024.3
1984-014.1
1983-124.1
1983-114.3
1983-104.2
1983-094
1983-083.9
1983-074
1983-064.4
1983-054.5
1983-044.7
1983-034.7
1983-024.7
1983-014.9
1982-125.1
1982-114.7
1982-104.9
1982-095.1
1982-085.1
1982-075.1
1982-065.3
1982-055.4
1982-045.3
1982-035.7
1982-025.7
1982-016.7
1981-127.1
1981-118
1981-108.4
1981-098.6
1981-089
1981-079.2
1981-069
1981-059.3
1981-049.6
1981-039.7
1981-0210.3
1981-019.8
1980-129.6
1980-119.6
1980-109.5
1980-099.6
1980-089.4
1980-079.4
1980-069.9
1980-059.8
1980-0410.3
1980-0310.4
1980-0210.7
1980-0111.3
1979-1211.4
1979-1111.2
1979-1011.1
1979-0910.9
1979-0811.1
1979-0711.4
1979-0611.3
1979-0511.7
1979-0411.4
1979-0311.3
1979-0210.8
1979-0110.4
1978-1210.4
1978-1110
1978-109.9
1978-099.6
1978-089.3
1978-079
1978-068.6
1978-058.2
1978-048.4
1978-038.7
1978-028.8
1978-018.3
1977-127.9
1977-118.1
1977-107.9
1977-098
1977-088
1977-077.9
1977-068.1
1977-057.8
1977-047.5
1977-036.8
1977-026.5
1977-016.4
1976-126
1976-116.1
1976-106.5
1976-096.9

Definition

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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): food away from home, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SEFV). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.11.USFoodBeverage. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): food away from home, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SEFV) (US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change), United States, 1976-09 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.11.USFoodBeverage

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Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): food away from home, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SEFV), US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change), United States, 1976-09 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.11.USFoodBeverage. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/us-inflation-food-away-from-home/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): food away from home, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SEFV). US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change), United States, 1976-09 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.11.USFoodBeverage. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/us-inflation-food-away-from-home/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): food away from home, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SEFV), US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change), United States, 1976-09 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.11.USFoodBeverage, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/us-inflation-food-away-from-home/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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@misc{bureau_us_inflation_food_away_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): food away from home, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SEFV): US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change), United States, 1976-09 to 2026-09}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.11.USFoodBeverage},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/us-inflation-food-away-from-home/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): food away from home, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SEFV). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.11.USFoodBeverage. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}
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What is the US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change) in United States?

US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change) in the United States was 3.5% in September 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.2 pts from September 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): food away from home, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SEFV). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest US inflation, food away from home (CPI-U 12-month change) in United States?

11.7% in May 1979, the highest value since September 1976 in this series.

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