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Food CPI

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What is the current Food CPI?

GROCERY PRICE INFLATION
2.99%

Food CPI: 2.99% as of 2026-06. Source: BLS (CUSR0000SAF1).

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How has Food CPI changed over time?

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Food CPI over time
Food CPI, percent
Food CPI
Data: BLS (CUSR0000SAF1) Updated Jul 2026

Most affected counties

Counties with the highest debt burden scores in the County Distress Index.

1 Hopewell city VA 99.7 2 Bronx County NY 99.5 3 Miami-Dade County FL 99.2 4 Broward County FL 99.1 5 Monroe County FL 98.5 6 Rockland County NY 98.5 7 Clayton County GA 98.2 8 Passaic County NJ 98.1 9 Los Angeles County CA 98 10 Ocean County NJ 97.9
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Historical data
Monthly · BLS (CUSR0000SAF1)
Period Value YoY Change
Jun 2026 2.99% −0.0 pts
May 2026 3.08% +0.2 pts
Apr 2026 3.22% +0.5 pts
Mar 2026 2.75% −0.2 pts
Feb 2026 3.14% +0.6 pts
Jan 2026 2.93% +0.5 pts
Dec 2025 3.04% +0.6 pts
Nov 2025 2.62% +0.3 pts
Sep 2025 3.11% +0.8 pts
Aug 2025 3.2% +1.1 pts
Jul 2025 2.89% +0.7 pts
Jun 2025 2.99% +0.7 pts

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Food CPI?

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Why does Food CPI matter for financial distress?

Food CPI is one of the indicators tracked by the American Distress Index (ADI), which measures five dimensions of U.S. household financial distress: Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, and Safety Net & Buffer. Changes in this indicator contribute to the overall distress picture.

Where does the Food CPI data come from?

This data comes from BLS (CUSR0000SAF1). More information: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUSR0000SAF1. The American Distress Index updates this indicator monthly.

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Two decades working directly with financially distressed American households — from property preservation in 2003, to negotiating over 1,000 short sales during the Great Recession, to foreclosure defense marketing today. Author, The Ark Law Group Complete Guide to Short Sales (Auroch Press, 2013). Twice named to Puget Sound Business Journal Fast 50 for Ark Law Group. B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1992. Founded American Default Research in 2026 to fill a gap in public data that had been empty since 2013.

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