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 2025333.151December 2024+2.04%

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 2025333.151+2.04%
November 2025332.560+2.29%
September 2025331.752+2.85%
August 2025331.641+3.63%
July 2025325.735+2.23%
June 2025326.875+2.13%
May 2025329.914+1.70%
April 2025330.391+2.42%
March 2025331.523+2.93%
February 2025330.330+2.48%
January 2025328.687+2.18%
December 2024326.477+2.09%
November 2024325.112+2.03%
October 2024322.872+2.14%
September 2024322.561+2.11%
August 2024320.037+0.51%
July 2024318.628-0.11%
June 2024320.069+1.33%
May 2024324.389+3.18%
April 2024322.600+2.27%
March 2024322.081+2.38%
February 2024322.334+1.67%
January 2024321.664+2.17%
December 2023319.805+2.58%

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 2025356.415December 2024+2.95%

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 2025356.415+2.95%
November 2025356.154+3.19%
September 2025354.579+3.63%
August 2025354.653+4.25%
July 2025351.277+3.42%
June 2025351.933+3.47%
May 2025352.800+3.53%
April 2025353.149+3.84%
March 2025351.139+4.14%
February 2025349.918+3.60%
January 2025348.368+3.29%
December 2024346.201+3.06%
November 2024345.157+3.47%
October 2024342.867+3.49%
September 2024342.150+3.37%
August 2024340.205+2.47%
July 2024339.651+2.20%
June 2024340.124+3.08%
May 2024340.783+3.68%
April 2024340.092+3.30%
March 2024337.171+2.87%
February 2024337.751+2.90%
January 2024337.261+3.43%
December 2023335.923+3.84%

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 2025377.649December 2024+3.84%

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 2025377.649+3.84%
November 2025377.750+4.06%
September 2025375.356+4.40%
August 2025375.632+4.85%
July 2025375.056+4.56%
June 2025375.175+4.78%
May 2025373.662+5.37%
April 2025373.867+5.27%
March 2025368.451+5.40%
February 2025367.215+4.76%
January 2025365.785+4.44%
December 2024363.688+4.06%
November 2024363.021+5.14%
October 2024360.703+5.01%
September 2024359.542+4.82%
August 2024358.273+4.91%
July 2024358.686+5.03%
June 2024358.065+5.19%
May 2024354.603+4.43%
April 2024355.156+4.70%
March 2024349.575+3.81%
February 2024350.514+4.97%
January 2024350.233+5.50%
December 2023349.499+5.81%

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 CUURS49ASAF11, Food at home for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49ASAF1, Food for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49ASEFV, Food away from home for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 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.

All 23 metro areas by 12-month change in food at home · Regions and the U.S.