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 2025348.464December 2024+5.73%

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 2025348.464+5.73%
November 2025335.863+1.65%
September 2025341.203+4.13%
August 2025344.486+4.35%
July 2025346.462+4.22%
June 2025342.728+3.50%
May 2025348.922+4.80%
April 2025338.016+0.99%
March 2025337.268+0.50%
February 2025335.631-0.61%
January 2025332.126-0.41%
December 2024329.594-0.09%
November 2024330.401-0.38%
October 2024332.705+0.73%
September 2024327.675-0.78%
August 2024330.130-0.44%
July 2024332.446+0.75%
June 2024331.134-0.29%
May 2024332.927+0.13%
April 2024334.687+2.48%
March 2024335.599+2.78%
February 2024337.705+2.27%
January 2024333.477+1.83%
December 2023329.906+1.07%

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 2025390.239December 2024+4.33%

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 2025390.239+4.33%
August 2025384.948+3.48%
June 2025382.613+2.79%
April 2025379.734+2.09%
February 2025377.865+1.57%
December 2024374.030+2.16%
October 2024375.579+2.58%
August 2024371.987+1.56%
June 2024372.216+1.73%
April 2024371.953+3.08%
February 2024372.025+2.41%
December 2023366.135+1.96%
October 2023366.142+2.80%
August 2023366.277+4.51%
June 2023365.879+5.37%
April 2023360.824+6.06%
February 2023363.265+7.99%
December 2022359.081+10.19%
October 2022356.160+9.96%
August 2022350.468+9.62%
June 2022347.238+10.76%
April 2022340.217+10.18%
February 2022336.402+9.01%
December 2021325.866+5.15%

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 2025444.093December 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
December 2025444.093+2.91%
August 2025437.075+2.73%
June 2025433.979+2.24%
April 2025433.564+3.68%
February 2025432.394+4.55%
December 2024431.518+5.02%
October 2024430.543+5.08%
August 2024425.466+4.70%
June 2024424.458+5.24%
April 2024418.167+4.41%
February 2024413.574+3.65%
December 2023410.907+4.20%
October 2023409.744+5.02%
August 2023406.376+6.41%
June 2023403.309+6.60%
April 2023400.510+7.88%
February 2023398.992+7.83%
December 2022394.357+9.50%
October 2022390.174+9.03%
August 2022381.888+7.12%
June 2022378.329+7.12%
April 2022371.272+5.99%
February 2022370.023+5.74%
December 2021360.146+3.59%

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 CUURS49BSAF11, Food at home for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49BSAF1, Food for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49BSEFV, Food away from home for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, 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.

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