Prices by category · CUSR0000SEFV
Restaurant prices (CPI food away from home)
As of Sep 2026, restaurant prices had risen 3.5% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 3.4% in Aug 2026. The latest value was 398.783 (index 1982-1984=100).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Sep 2026)
398.783
Change from Aug 2026
+0.2%
A year earlier
385.451
12-month change
+3.5%
398.783 Sep 2026 · Index 1982-1984=100
Index 1982-1984=100. Data from Jan 1953 to Sep 2026 (884 observations).
What it measures
Food away from home tracks prices at full-service restaurants, fast-food places, cafeterias and vending machines. Because menu prices include wages and rent, they tend to rise more steadily than grocery prices.
- Official title
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home
- Units
- Index 1982-1984=100
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 398.783 | +0.2% | +3.5% |
| Aug 2026 | 397.868 | +0.3% | +3.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 396.859 | +0.3% | +3.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 395.633 | +0.2% | +3.4% |
| May 2026 | 394.728 | +0.3% | +3.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 393.546 | +0.2% | +3.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 392.652 | +0.2% | +3.8% |
| Feb 2026 | 391.706 | +0.3% | +3.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 390.471 | +0.1% | +4.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 389.889 | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 387.202 | +0.5% | +3.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 385.451 | +0.1% | +3.7% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home [CUSR0000SEFV], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUSR0000SEFV, Oct 27, 2026.
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