United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Food at home (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, the United State not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home in the US was 302.483; it rose by 0.4% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of Food at home in the US in February 2023 was 10.2%, not seasonally adjusted. The inflation rate represents the percent change of the CPI-U compared to a year ago.

The charts and table below shows the United States not seasonally adjusted historical Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate for All Urban Consumers: Food at home in the US from January 2002 to February 2023.

You can see the seasonally adjusted CPI-U of Food at home in the US here. You can also see the not seasonally adjusted CPI-U of many other items in the US and for specific US geographic areas here.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.

U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for Food at home in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for Food at home in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Food at home in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for Food at home in the US % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 176.2 2.9
February 2002 176 2.4
March 2002 176.3 2.5
April 2002 176.4 2.4
May 2002 175.5 1.6
June 2002 175 1.0
July 2002 175.2 0.8
August 2002 174.9 0.4
September 2002 175.2 0.5
October 2002 175.1 -0.1
November 2002 175.5 0.5
December 2002 176.1 0.8
January 2003 176.7 0.3
February 2003 177.6 0.9
March 2003 177.7 0.8
April 2003 177.3 0.5
May 2003 177.8 1.3
June 2003 178.9 2.2
July 2003 178.9 2.1
August 2003 179.7 2.7
September 2003 180.1 2.8
October 2003 181.5 3.7
November 2003 182.4 3.9
December 2003 184.1 4.5
January 2004 184 4.1
February 2004 184 3.6
March 2004 184.3 3.7
April 2004 184.1 3.8
May 2004 186.6 5.0
June 2004 186.8 4.4
July 2004 187.1 4.6
August 2004 186.7 3.9
September 2004 186.1 3.3
October 2004 187.9 3.5
November 2004 188.1 3.1
December 2004 188.5 2.4
January 2005 188.9 2.7
February 2005 188 2.2
March 2005 188.1 2.1
April 2005 189.8 3.1
May 2005 190.3 2.0
June 2005 189.4 1.4
July 2005 189.8 1.4
August 2005 189.5 1.5
September 2005 190 2.1
October 2005 190.8 1.5
November 2005 191 1.5
December 2005 191.7 1.7
January 2006 193.4 2.4
February 2006 192.6 2.5
March 2006 192.3 2.2
April 2006 191.5 0.9
May 2006 191.9 0.8
June 2006 192.2 1.5
July 2006 192.6 1.5
August 2006 193.1 1.9
September 2006 194.1 2.2
October 2006 195.1 2.3
November 2006 194.3 1.7
December 2006 194.3 1.4
January 2007 196.671 1.7
February 2007 198.193 2.9
March 2007 198.766 3.4
April 2007 199.02 3.9
May 2007 200.334 4.4
June 2007 200.95 4.6
July 2007 201.401 4.6
August 2007 202.126 4.7
September 2007 203.193 4.7
October 2007 204.333 4.7
November 2007 204.745 5.4
December 2007 205.208 5.6
January 2008 207.983 5.8
February 2008 208.329 5.1
March 2008 208.203 4.8
April 2008 210.851 5.9
May 2008 211.863 5.8
June 2008 213.171 6.1
July 2008 215.785 7.1
August 2008 217.259 7.5
September 2008 218.629 7.6
October 2008 219.66 7.5
November 2008 219.086 7.0
December 2008 218.683 6.6
January 2009 219.744 5.7
February 2009 218.389 4.8
March 2009 217.11 4.3
April 2009 215.783 2.3
May 2009 215.088 1.5
June 2009 214.824 0.8
July 2009 213.815 -0.9
August 2009 213.722 -1.6
September 2009 213.227 -2.5
October 2009 213.605 -2.8
November 2009 212.816 -2.9
December 2009 213.359 -2.4
January 2010 215.404 -2.0
February 2010 215.118 -1.5
March 2010 215.623 -0.7
April 2010 215.737 0.0
May 2010 215.793 0.3
June 2010 215.361 0.3
July 2010 215.256 0.7
August 2010 215.382 0.8
September 2010 216.161 1.4
October 2010 216.698 1.5
November 2010 216.538 1.8
December 2010 216.955 1.7
January 2011 220.016 2.1
February 2011 221.241 2.9
March 2011 223.43 3.6
April 2011 224.233 3.9
May 2011 225.356 4.4
June 2011 225.588 4.8
July 2011 226.891 5.4
August 2011 228.354 6.0
September 2011 229.739 6.3
October 2011 230.196 6.2
November 2011 229.38 5.9
December 2011 229.982 6.0
January 2012 231.694 5.3
February 2012 231.18 4.5
March 2012 231.383 3.6
April 2012 231.711 3.3
May 2012 231.518 2.7
June 2012 231.515 2.6
July 2012 231.306 2.0
August 2012 231.708 1.5
September 2012 231.615 0.8
October 2012 232.456 1.0
November 2012 232.295 1.3
December 2012 232.901 1.3
January 2013 234.24 1.1
February 2013 234.033 1.2
March 2013 233.777 1.0
April 2013 234.082 1.0
May 2013 233.302 0.8
June 2013 233.499 0.9
July 2013 233.591 1.0
August 2013 233.999 1.0
September 2013 234.045 1.1
October 2013 234.418 0.8
November 2013 233.639 0.6
December 2013 233.802 0.4
January 2014 235.356 0.5
February 2014 236.114 0.9
March 2014 236.973 1.4
April 2014 238.103 1.7
May 2014 239.504 2.7
June 2014 239.147 2.4
July 2014 239.82 2.7
August 2014 240.723 2.9
September 2014 241.578 3.2
October 2014 242.121 3.3
November 2014 241.576 3.4
December 2014 242.457 3.7
January 2015 243.123 3.3
February 2015 242.906 2.9
March 2015 241.588 2.0
April 2015 241.305 1.3
May 2015 241.019 0.6
June 2015 241.494 1.0
July 2015 241.993 0.9
August 2015 242.746 0.8
September 2015 243.432 0.8
October 2015 243.779 0.7
November 2015 242.24 0.3
December 2015 241.375 -0.4
January 2016 242.017 -0.4
February 2016 242.062 -0.3
March 2016 240.329 -0.5
April 2016 240.635 -0.3
May 2016 239.354 -0.7
June 2016 238.43 -1.3
July 2016 238.207 -1.6
August 2016 238.088 -1.9
September 2016 238.12 -2.2
October 2016 238.145 -2.3
November 2016 236.93 -2.2
December 2016 236.464 -2.0
January 2017 237.365 -1.9
February 2017 237.918 -1.7
March 2017 238.256 -0.9
April 2017 238.817 -0.8
May 2017 238.964 -0.2
June 2017 238.3 0.0
July 2017 238.953 0.3
August 2017 238.843 0.3
September 2017 239.128 0.4
October 2017 239.543 0.6
November 2017 238.403 0.6
December 2017 238.579 0.9
January 2018 239.828 1.0
February 2018 239.19 0.5
March 2018 239.158 0.4
April 2018 240.129 0.6
May 2018 239.287 0.1
June 2018 239.158 0.4
July 2018 239.82 0.4
August 2018 240.015 0.5
September 2018 240.125 0.4
October 2018 239.882 0.1
November 2018 239.352 0.4
December 2018 239.989 0.6
January 2019 241.381 0.7
February 2019 242.057 1.2
March 2019 242.555 1.4
April 2019 241.878 0.7
May 2019 242.145 1.2
June 2019 241.407 0.9
July 2019 241.359 0.6
August 2019 241.153 0.5
September 2019 241.543 0.6
October 2019 242.34 1.0
November 2019 241.726 1.0
December 2019 241.75 0.7
January 2020 243.11 0.7
February 2020 244.054 0.8
March 2020 245.163 1.1
April 2020 251.717 4.1
May 2020 253.827 4.8
June 2020 255.042 5.7
July 2020 252.563 4.6
August 2020 252.352 4.6
September 2020 251.369 4.1
October 2020 251.937 4.0
November 2020 250.407 3.6
December 2020 251.253 3.9
January 2021 252.107 3.7
February 2021 252.716 3.6
March 2021 253.231 3.3
April 2021 254.76 1.2
May 2021 255.516 0.7
June 2021 257.412 0.9
July 2021 259.022 2.6
August 2021 259.825 3.0
September 2021 262.695 4.5
October 2021 265.478 5.4
November 2021 266.384 6.4
December 2021 267.555 6.5
January 2022 270.711 7.4
February 2022 274.568 8.7
March 2022 278.612 10.0
April 2022 282.161 10.8
May 2022 285.953 11.9
June 2022 288.884 12.2
July 2022 292.972 13.1
August 2022 295.007 13.5
September 2022 296.771 13.0
October 2022 298.401 12.4
November 2022 298.284 12.0
December 2022 299.089 11.8
January 2023 301.435 11.4
February 2023 302.483 10.2