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San Diego-Carlsbad, CA · latest published month December 2025

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA: grocery and restaurant price change

How fast prices are changing in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, 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 2025295.725December 2024+2.11%

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 2025295.725+2.11%
November 2025292.086-0.11%
September 2025299.215+1.98%
August 2025299.091+3.22%
July 2025303.441+4.39%
June 2025297.455+2.05%
May 2025298.808+1.61%
April 2025297.015+3.00%
March 2025297.817+3.68%
February 2025295.434+2.23%
January 2025295.020+2.04%
December 2024289.600+1.18%
November 2024292.414+2.42%
October 2024292.733+1.46%
September 2024293.419+2.42%
August 2024289.771+1.06%
July 2024290.669+1.29%
June 2024291.477+2.03%
May 2024294.063+3.47%
April 2024288.354+2.30%
March 2024287.256+1.99%
February 2024289.001+1.72%
January 2024289.136+2.82%
December 2023286.227+3.44%

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
FoodNovember 2025336.898November 2024+1.13%

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
November 2025336.898+1.13%
September 2025341.108+2.54%
July 2025343.795+4.19%
May 2025340.171+3.87%
March 2025339.124+4.81%
January 2025336.889+4.67%
November 2024333.142+6.26%
September 2024332.654+5.68%
July 2024329.972+5.57%
May 2024327.505+5.39%
March 2024323.546+4.85%
January 2024321.860+3.72%
November 2023313.528+3.12%
September 2023314.762+3.00%
July 2023312.567+1.72%
May 2023310.762+0.28%
March 2023308.570+1.92%
January 2023310.318+3.58%
November 2022304.034+4.11%
September 2022305.597+5.22%
July 2022307.283+5.93%
May 2022309.882+12.50%
March 2022302.758+9.73%
January 2022299.586+9.59%

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 homeNovember 2025400.522November 2024+2.91%

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
November 2025400.522+2.91%
September 2025398.583+3.23%
July 2025397.991+3.73%
May 2025396.659+6.89%
March 2025395.580+6.26%
January 2025394.639+8.29%
November 2024389.203+11.73%
September 2024386.126+10.31%
July 2024383.685+12.02%
May 2024371.075+8.26%
March 2024372.280+9.03%
January 2024364.433+4.84%
November 2023348.330+3.96%
September 2023350.025+5.77%
July 2023342.513+0.90%
May 2023342.756-3.96%
March 2023341.455-2.51%
January 2023347.597-2.30%
November 2022335.072-2.71%
September 2022330.916-3.64%
July 2022339.450-2.53%
May 2022356.873+10.80%
March 2022350.255+9.29%
January 2022355.765+11.87%

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 CUURS49ESAF11, Food at home for San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49ESAF1, Food for San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, data month November 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49ESEFV, Food away from home for San Diego-Carlsbad, CA, data month November 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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