FreshDeal Flyers · Grocery and restaurant price change by metro area data fetched 28 September 2026

An index measures price change. Compare the changes between areas, never the index levels.

Food at home

Food at home covers groceries bought to prepare and eat at home.

IndexLatest published monthIndex level12 months earlier12-month change
Food at homeDecember 2025320.704December 2024+3.42%

The change over 12 months is computed from two records exactly 12 months apart. Where either month is not published, the change is not available.

Last 24 published months: Food at home

Months this area did not publish are not listed here. They are not zero.

Data monthIndexChange from 12 months earlier
December 2025320.704+3.42%
November 2025312.095+0.16%
September 2025312.391+1.28%
August 2025312.474+1.15%
July 2025310.165+0.17%
June 2025310.014-0.13%
May 2025308.747-1.03%
April 2025308.807+0.70%
March 2025310.271+0.65%
February 2025311.509+1.86%
January 2025311.911+1.75%
December 2024310.106+0.65%
November 2024311.604+1.98%
October 2024308.865-0.57%
September 2024308.439+0.68%
August 2024308.913+0.49%
July 2024309.627+0.01%
June 2024310.421+0.59%
May 2024311.975+0.88%
April 2024306.665+1.69%
March 2024308.260+2.24%
February 2024305.832+2.62%
January 2024306.538+0.65%
December 2023308.096+0.75%

Source for these figures: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index.

Food

Food combines food at home with food away from home.

IndexLatest published monthIndex level12 months earlier12-month change
FoodDecember 2025361.001December 2024+5.00%

The change over 12 months is computed from two records exactly 12 months apart. Where either month is not published, the change is not available.

Last 24 published months: Food

Months this area did not publish are not listed here. They are not zero.

Data monthIndexChange from 12 months earlier
December 2025361.001+5.00%
August 2025353.772+3.46%
June 2025349.419+1.82%
April 2025346.310+1.79%
February 2025346.998+2.25%
December 2024343.799+1.33%
October 2024342.323+0.49%
August 2024341.940+1.45%
June 2024343.180+2.18%
April 2024340.218+2.63%
February 2024339.361+3.91%
December 2023339.289+3.63%
October 2023340.665+4.82%
August 2023337.042+5.17%
June 2023335.870+7.73%
April 2023331.515+8.61%
February 2023326.601+9.39%
December 2022327.418+12.51%
October 2022325.004+12.70%
August 2022320.459+12.58%
June 2022311.769+10.13%
April 2022305.231+9.34%
February 2022298.560+6.75%
December 2021291.013+2.60%

Source for these figures: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index.

Food away from home

Food away from home covers meals and snacks bought outside the home, including restaurants, cafeterias and vending.

IndexLatest published monthIndex level12 months earlier12-month change
Food away from homeDecember 2025431.405December 2024+7.37%

The change over 12 months is computed from two records exactly 12 months apart. Where either month is not published, the change is not available.

Last 24 published months: Food away from home

Months this area did not publish are not listed here. They are not zero.

Data monthIndexChange from 12 months earlier
December 2025431.405+7.37%
August 2025426.269+6.92%
June 2025418.341+4.74%
April 2025411.617+3.42%
February 2025408.394+2.84%
December 2024401.784+2.34%
October 2024399.888+2.13%
August 2024398.692+2.95%
June 2024399.399+4.72%
April 2024398.002+4.04%
February 2024397.113+5.90%
December 2023392.601+8.52%
October 2023391.565+8.91%
August 2023387.285+9.92%
June 2023381.395+10.91%
April 2023382.542+12.37%
February 2023374.977+11.40%
December 2022361.770+9.77%
October 2022359.517+10.79%
August 2022352.322+9.80%
June 2022343.877+8.63%
April 2022340.431+8.97%
February 2022336.596+7.59%
December 2021329.573+3.33%

Source for these figures: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index.

Where these figures come from

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS35CSAF11, Food at home for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS35CSAF1, Food for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS35CSEFV, Food away from home for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, data month December 2025.

The figures on this page cover the data months shown above. This site's copy of the data was fetched 28 September 2026.

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