Regions and the U.S. average
The U.S. city average and the four regions the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes separately, for each of the three food indexes, with the change over 12 months.
An index measures price change. Compare the changes between areas, never the index levels.
Side by side
| Area | Index | Latest published month | Index level | 12 months earlier | 12-month change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. city average | Food at home | December 2025 | 315.664 | December 2024 | +2.36% |
| Food | December 2025 | 343.795 | December 2024 | +3.07% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 389.889 | December 2024 | +4.07% | |
| Northeast | Food at home | December 2025 | 319.676 | December 2024 | +2.87% |
| Food | December 2025 | 346.388 | December 2024 | +3.38% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 394.291 | December 2024 | +4.15% | |
| Midwest | Food at home | December 2025 | 296.429 | December 2024 | +1.79% |
| Food | December 2025 | 327.951 | December 2024 | +2.65% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 380.834 | December 2024 | +3.96% | |
| South | Food at home | December 2025 | 314.286 | December 2024 | +2.39% |
| Food | December 2025 | 340.017 | December 2024 | +3.01% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 383.662 | December 2024 | +3.91% | |
| West | Food at home | December 2025 | 331.043 | December 2024 | +2.36% |
| Food | December 2025 | 359.750 | December 2024 | +3.21% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 401.108 | December 2024 | +4.28% |
Records shown: CUUR0000SAF1, CUUR0000SAF11, CUUR0000SEFV, CUUR0100SAF1, CUUR0100SAF11, CUUR0100SEFV, CUUR0200SAF1, CUUR0200SAF11, CUUR0200SEFV, CUUR0300SAF1, CUUR0300SAF11, CUUR0300SEFV, CUUR0400SAF1, CUUR0400SAF11, CUUR0400SEFV.
A change is computed from two records exactly 12 months apart. Where either month is not published for an area, the change is not available.
Other areas the source publishes
The Bureau of Labor Statistics also publishes the same three indexes for the four regions split into census divisions and for two size classes of urban area. Those figures are in the source data and have no page of their own on this site.
| Area | Index | Latest published month | Index level | 12 months earlier | 12-month change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East North Central | Food at home | December 2025 | 131.086 | December 2024 | +1.83% |
| Food | December 2025 | 135.469 | December 2024 | +2.79% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.514 | December 2024 | +4.34% | |
| East South Central | Food at home | December 2025 | 131.171 | December 2024 | +1.94% |
| Food | December 2025 | 135.363 | December 2024 | +2.51% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.981 | December 2024 | +3.48% | |
| Middle Atlantic | Food at home | December 2025 | 131.145 | December 2024 | +2.83% |
| Food | December 2025 | 135.311 | December 2024 | +3.43% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.742 | December 2024 | +4.36% | |
| Midwest - Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 301.242 | December 2024 | +1.57% |
| Food | December 2025 | 331.802 | December 2024 | +2.34% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 379.874 | December 2024 | +3.51% | |
| Midwest - Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 190.497 | December 2024 | +1.93% |
| Food | December 2025 | 208.340 | December 2024 | +2.85% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 238.532 | December 2024 | +4.27% | |
| Mountain | Food at home | December 2025 | 136.178 | December 2024 | +3.12% |
| Food | December 2025 | 138.894 | December 2024 | +3.38% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 143.510 | December 2024 | +3.73% | |
| New England | Food at home | December 2025 | 126.209 | December 2024 | +2.97% |
| Food | December 2025 | 134.043 | December 2024 | +3.26% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 146.940 | December 2024 | +3.68% | |
| Northeast - Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 325.399 | December 2024 | +2.28% |
| Food | December 2025 | 347.658 | December 2024 | +2.83% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 387.061 | December 2024 | +3.60% | |
| Northeast - Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 191.852 | December 2024 | +3.43% |
| Food | December 2025 | 213.906 | December 2024 | +3.94% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 253.182 | December 2024 | +4.79% | |
| Pacific | Food at home | December 2025 | 134.394 | December 2024 | +2.07% |
| Food | December 2025 | 140.980 | December 2024 | +3.15% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 150.077 | December 2024 | +4.47% | |
| Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 289.145 | December 2024 | +2.46% |
| Food | December 2025 | 311.144 | December 2024 | +3.07% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 340.486 | December 2024 | +3.86% | |
| Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 197.881 | December 2024 | +2.29% |
| Food | December 2025 | 214.401 | December 2024 | +3.07% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 241.420 | December 2024 | +4.25% | |
| South - Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 304.620 | December 2024 | +3.12% |
| Food | December 2025 | 338.889 | December 2024 | +3.45% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 393.335 | December 2024 | +3.90% | |
| South - Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 202.094 | December 2024 | +2.00% |
| Food | December 2025 | 215.033 | December 2024 | +2.77% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 234.518 | December 2024 | +3.91% | |
| South Atlantic | Food at home | December 2025 | 133.553 | December 2024 | +2.62% |
| Food | December 2025 | 136.131 | December 2024 | +3.34% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 140.241 | December 2024 | +4.40% | |
| West - Size Class A | Food at home | December 2025 | 328.114 | December 2024 | +2.52% |
| Food | December 2025 | 362.607 | December 2024 | +3.30% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 406.958 | December 2024 | +4.17% | |
| West - Size Class B/C | Food at home | December 2025 | 200.211 | December 2024 | +2.21% |
| Food | December 2025 | 218.353 | December 2024 | +3.10% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 249.470 | December 2024 | +4.43% | |
| West North Central | Food at home | December 2025 | 132.304 | December 2024 | +1.67% |
| Food | December 2025 | 136.273 | December 2024 | +2.33% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.839 | December 2024 | +3.23% | |
| West South Central | Food at home | December 2025 | 130.953 | December 2024 | +2.15% |
| Food | December 2025 | 135.799 | December 2024 | +2.61% | |
| Food away from home | December 2025 | 141.694 | December 2024 | +3.19% |
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