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 2025332.893December 2024+1.47%

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 2025332.893+1.47%
November 2025316.464-2.72%
September 2025330.087+2.81%
August 2025329.431+2.66%
July 2025327.431+1.58%
June 2025335.247+5.29%
May 2025325.848+2.51%
April 2025330.480+1.97%
March 2025332.785+2.76%
February 2025329.602+1.23%
January 2025332.801+2.89%
December 2024328.081+2.07%
November 2024325.320+1.50%
October 2024328.586+1.67%
September 2024321.074+0.26%
August 2024320.908-0.47%
July 2024322.335+1.88%
June 2024318.391-0.55%
May 2024317.857+0.24%
April 2024324.107+1.93%
March 2024323.839+1.00%
February 2024325.596+1.55%
January 2024323.449+1.81%
December 2023321.419+2.16%

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 2025386.827December 2024+4.37%

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

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

Data monthIndexChange from 12 months earlier
December 2025386.827+4.37%
August 2025377.107+3.54%
June 2025378.697+4.78%
April 2025372.972+2.70%
February 2025371.913+2.24%
December 2024370.629+2.56%
October 2024370.050+2.07%
August 2024364.226+0.88%
June 2024361.428+1.07%
April 2024363.183+0.92%
February 2024363.760+1.17%
December 2023361.374+2.03%
October 2023362.537+3.15%
August 2023361.063+3.98%
June 2023357.611+5.68%
April 2023359.856+8.02%
February 2023359.537+10.36%
December 2022354.184+11.28%
October 2022351.451+11.45%
August 2022347.244+11.60%
June 2022338.402+10.27%
April 2022333.126+11.39%
February 2022325.771+9.84%
December 2021318.288+8.41%

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 2025472.715December 2024+7.56%

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 2025472.715+7.56%
August 2025453.623+4.23%
June 2025449.023+3.95%
April 2025441.792+3.97%
February 2025440.450+4.01%
December 2024439.493+3.37%
October 2024436.580+2.77%
August 2024435.193+3.17%
June 2024431.965+3.87%
April 2024424.932-0.79%
February 2024423.476+0.57%
December 2023425.169+1.79%
October 2023424.808+3.48%
August 2023421.835+7.69%
June 2023415.872+10.11%
April 2023428.296+15.07%
February 2023421.081+16.21%
December 2022417.676+15.04%
October 2022410.518+14.08%
August 2022391.714+9.35%
June 2022377.700+6.03%
April 2022372.197+8.49%
February 2022362.351+6.54%
December 2021363.077+7.53%

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 CUURS49DSAF11, Food at home for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49DSAF1, Food for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49DSEFV, Food away from home for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA, 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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