Groceries (food at home) inflation
Groceries (food at home) prices since 2000
Up 91%
An average of 2.52% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 groceries (food at home) costs $191.48 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
2.2%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1947
How much groceries (food at home) prices have risen
| Since | Groceries (food at home) | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,078% | +1,290% | $1,177.66 |
| 1970 | +706% | +763% | $805.76 |
| 1980 | +264% | +307% | $363.69 |
| 1990 | +143% | +156% | $243.01 |
| 2000 | +91% | +95% | $191.48 |
| 2010 | +49% | +54% | $148.96 |
| 2020 | +28% | +29% | $128.48 |
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1947
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 313.3 | 2.2% | $1.03 |
| 2024 | 306.5 | 1.2% | $1.05 |
| 2023 | 302.9 | 5.0% | $1.06 |
| 2022 | 288.5 | 11.4% | $1.11 |
| 2021 | 258.9 | 3.5% | $1.24 |
| 2020 | 250.2 | 3.5% | $1.28 |
| 2019 | 241.8 | 0.9% | $1.33 |
| 2018 | 239.7 | 0.4% | $1.34 |
| 2017 | 238.6 | -0.2% | $1.35 |
| 2016 | 239.1 | -1.3% | $1.34 |
| 2015 | 242.3 | 1.2% | $1.33 |
| 2014 | 239.5 | 2.4% | $1.34 |
| 2013 | 233.9 | 0.9% | $1.37 |
| 2012 | 231.8 | 2.5% | $1.39 |
| 2011 | 226.2 | 4.8% | $1.42 |
| 2010 | 215.8 | 0.3% | $1.49 |
| 2009 | 215.1 | 0.5% | $1.49 |
| 2008 | 214.1 | 6.4% | $1.50 |
| 2007 | 201.2 | 4.2% | $1.60 |
| 2006 | 193.1 | 1.7% | $1.66 |
| 2005 | 189.8 | 1.9% | $1.69 |
| 2004 | 186.2 | 3.8% | $1.73 |
| 2003 | 179.4 | 2.2% | $1.79 |
| 2002 | 175.6 | 1.3% | $1.83 |
| 2001 | 173.4 | 3.3% | $1.85 |
| 2000 | 167.9 | 2.3% | $1.91 |
| 1999 | 164.2 | 1.9% | $1.96 |
| 1998 | 161.1 | 1.9% | $2.00 |
| 1997 | 158.1 | 2.5% | $2.03 |
| 1996 | 154.3 | 3.7% | $2.08 |
| 1995 | 148.8 | 3.3% | $2.16 |
| 1994 | 144.1 | 2.9% | $2.23 |
| 1993 | 140.1 | 2.4% | $2.29 |
| 1992 | 136.8 | 0.7% | $2.35 |
| 1991 | 135.8 | 2.6% | $2.37 |
| 1990 | 132.3 | 6.5% | $2.43 |
| 1989 | 124.2 | 6.5% | $2.59 |
| 1988 | 116.6 | 4.2% | $2.76 |
| 1987 | 111.9 | 4.3% | $2.87 |
| 1986 | 107.3 | 2.9% | $3.00 |
| 1985 | 104.3 | 1.5% | $3.08 |
| 1984 | 102.8 | 3.7% | $3.13 |
| 1983 | 99.1 | 1.0% | $3.24 |
| 1982 | 98.1 | 3.5% | $3.28 |
| 1981 | 94.8 | 7.2% | $3.39 |
| 1980 | 88.4 | 8.1% | $3.64 |
| 1979 | 81.8 | 10.8% | $3.93 |
| 1978 | 73.8 | 10.5% | $4.36 |
| 1977 | 66.8 | 5.9% | $4.81 |
| 1976 | 63.1 | 2.1% | $5.10 |
| 1975 | 61.8 | 8.2% | $5.20 |
| 1974 | 57.1 | 14.9% | $5.63 |
| 1973 | 49.7 | 16.4% | $6.47 |
| 1972 | 42.7 | 4.4% | $7.53 |
| 1971 | 40.9 | 2.5% | $7.86 |
| 1970 | 39.9 | 5.0% | $8.06 |
| 1969 | 38.0 | 4.7% | $8.46 |
| 1968 | 36.3 | 3.4% | $8.86 |
| 1967 | 35.1 | -0.3% | $9.16 |
| 1966 | 35.2 | 5.1% | $9.13 |
| 1965 | 33.5 | 2.4% | $9.60 |
| 1964 | 32.7 | 0.9% | $9.83 |
| 1963 | 32.4 | 1.2% | $9.92 |
| 1962 | 32.0 | 0.6% | $10.05 |
| 1961 | 31.8 | 1.0% | $10.11 |
| 1960 | 31.5 | 1.0% | $10.21 |
| 1959 | 31.2 | -2.5% | $10.30 |
| 1958 | 32.0 | 4.6% | $10.05 |
| 1957 | 30.6 | 3.4% | $10.51 |
| 1956 | 29.6 | 0.3% | $10.86 |
| 1955 | 29.5 | -2.0% | $10.90 |
| 1954 | 30.1 | -0.7% | $10.68 |
| 1953 | 30.3 | -1.6% | $10.61 |
| 1952 | 30.8 | 1.7% | $10.44 |
| 1951 | 30.3 | 11.0% | $10.61 |
| 1950 | 27.3 | 1.5% | $11.78 |
| 1949 | 26.9 | -3.9% | $11.95 |
| 1948 | 28.0 | 8.5% | $11.48 |
| 1947 | 25.8 | $12.46 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SAF11, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have groceries (food at home) prices gone up since 2000?
- Groceries (food at home) prices rose 91% from 2000 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for groceries (food at home) right now?
- Groceries (food at home) prices were 2.2% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of groceries (food at home) in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $191.48.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for groceries (food at home) (series CUUR0000SAF11), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.