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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · latest published month December 2025

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: grocery and restaurant price change

How fast prices are changing in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, for food at home, food overall and food away from home, from the Consumer Price Index.

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 2025306.496December 2024+2.45%

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 2025306.496+2.45%
November 2025307.112+3.46%
September 2025303.083+3.21%
August 2025300.640+2.34%
July 2025300.399+2.92%
June 2025300.912+2.82%
May 2025297.148+2.49%
April 2025301.911+2.26%
March 2025301.712+4.57%
February 2025303.673+3.21%
January 2025297.868+2.77%
December 2024299.153+2.21%
November 2024296.837+2.63%
October 2024299.064+3.15%
September 2024293.657+0.66%
August 2024293.759+1.50%
July 2024291.884+0.18%
June 2024292.657+1.72%
May 2024289.940+1.33%
April 2024295.231+1.20%
March 2024288.536-1.96%
February 2024294.220+0.40%
January 2024289.836+0.93%
December 2023292.696+1.69%

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 2025350.376December 2024+3.29%

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 2025350.376+3.29%
August 2025345.338+3.12%
June 2025345.411+3.37%
April 2025345.905+3.40%
February 2025343.981+3.31%
December 2024339.221+2.89%
October 2024338.961+3.72%
August 2024334.904+2.69%
June 2024334.159+2.90%
April 2024334.533+2.18%
February 2024332.960+1.87%
December 2023329.687+2.54%
October 2023326.807+2.18%
August 2023326.131+4.18%
June 2023324.755+4.40%
April 2023327.401+7.18%
February 2023326.850+8.36%
December 2022321.506+8.89%
October 2022319.832+12.90%
August 2022313.060+11.21%
June 2022311.073+12.30%
April 2022305.462+11.30%
February 2022301.625+10.74%
December 2021295.268+9.13%

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 2025413.337December 2024+4.68%

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 2025413.337+4.68%
August 2025410.577+4.61%
June 2025410.207+4.55%
April 2025409.547+5.26%
February 2025399.703+3.39%
December 2024394.874+3.77%
October 2024394.339+4.40%
August 2024392.478+4.18%
June 2024392.346+4.30%
April 2024389.064+3.60%
February 2024386.610+4.24%
December 2023380.543+4.04%
October 2023377.704+5.49%
August 2023376.732+6.85%
June 2023376.173+7.44%
April 2023375.533+8.98%
February 2023370.889+6.88%
December 2022365.763+5.29%
October 2022358.063+9.56%
August 2022352.564+8.68%
June 2022350.140+8.79%
April 2022344.597+7.58%
February 2022347.028+9.90%
December 2021347.388+9.62%

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 CUURS35ESAF11, Food at home for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS35ESAF1, Food for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS35ESEFV, Food away from home for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 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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