Food · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Bread Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Bread is up 3.9% from a year earlier. Bread prices.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Bread: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Bread: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 240.8 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 238.9 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 237.9 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 217.2 | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 194.5 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 190.7 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 184.1 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 179.4 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 178.3 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 178.5 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 178.7 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 176.4 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 176.8 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 173.4 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 168.7 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 159.8 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 162.6 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 160.6 | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 140.1 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 130.4 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 126.2 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 121.1 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 118.5 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 115.4 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 112.5 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 107.4 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 103.8 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 101.1 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Bread inflation — FAQ
What is the current Bread inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Bread is up 3.9% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +0.5% in June 2026.
When was Bread inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2008, when the Bread index rose 14.6% over 2007.
Is Bread inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Bread index is up 3.9% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a faster increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Bread data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.