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 2025370.571December 2024+5.10%

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 2025370.571+5.10%
November 2025374.536+6.32%
September 2025367.568+3.67%
August 2025370.033+5.03%
July 2025364.986+4.62%
June 2025363.100+3.07%
May 2025368.742+6.05%
April 2025369.109+6.16%
March 2025364.705+5.33%
February 2025363.384+3.71%
January 2025364.242+4.67%
December 2024352.584+1.69%
November 2024352.270+1.72%
October 2024356.916+3.04%
September 2024354.572+2.66%
August 2024352.327+1.75%
July 2024348.854+0.82%
June 2024352.286+3.35%
May 2024347.708+1.39%
April 2024347.695+1.39%
March 2024346.237+2.16%
February 2024350.390+1.59%
January 2024347.976+1.64%
December 2023346.725+0.84%

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 2025391.391November 2024+4.41%

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 2025391.391+4.41%
September 2025386.571+3.21%
July 2025385.138+4.20%
May 2025387.497+5.29%
March 2025383.789+5.17%
January 2025381.896+4.33%
November 2024374.870+3.10%
September 2024374.553+3.59%
July 2024369.599+2.90%
May 2024368.023+3.62%
March 2024364.926+4.37%
January 2024366.034+4.50%
November 2023363.610+4.01%
September 2023361.580+5.29%
July 2023359.170+4.71%
May 2023355.164+5.11%
March 2023349.638+4.41%
January 2023350.287+6.08%
November 2022349.593+8.24%
September 2022343.424+7.36%
July 2022343.005+10.16%
May 2022337.888+8.71%
March 2022334.866+9.54%
January 2022330.202+8.40%

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 2025401.994November 2024+1.36%

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 2025401.994+1.36%
September 2025401.291+2.23%
July 2025402.001+3.39%
May 2025401.722+3.89%
March 2025398.795+4.58%
January 2025394.422+3.39%
November 2024396.615+4.91%
September 2024392.532+4.83%
July 2024388.822+5.75%
May 2024386.672+6.69%
March 2024381.321+7.44%
January 2024381.486+8.55%
November 2023378.059+8.01%
September 2023374.447+10.56%
July 2023367.669+9.64%
May 2023362.434+10.01%
March 2023354.915+9.17%
January 2023351.450+9.40%
November 2022350.023+10.34%
September 2022338.681+8.22%
July 2022335.330+8.59%
May 2022329.456+6.79%
March 2022325.089+6.57%
January 2022321.251+6.30%

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 CUURS49FSAF11, Food at home for Urban Hawaii, data month December 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49FSAF1, Food for Urban Hawaii, data month November 2025.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted), series CUURS49FSEFV, Food away from home for Urban Hawaii, 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.

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