Food · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Coffee Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Coffee is up 12.9% from a year earlier. Coffee 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.
Coffee: 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.
Coffee: 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* | 265.7 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 235.2 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 237.2 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 227.9 | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 199.3 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 194.2 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 193.2 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 194.9 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 199.2 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 199.3 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 205.5 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 201.0 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 204.7 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 217.4 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 213.8 | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 186.4 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 186.3 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 188.0 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 175.6 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 165.3 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 161.2 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 145.3 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 144.9 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 142.6 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 146.7 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 154.0 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 154.8 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 163.4 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 168.0 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Coffee inflation — FAQ
What is the current Coffee inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Coffee is up 12.9% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved -2.0% in June 2026.
When was Coffee inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2011, when the Coffee index rose 14.7% over 2010.
Is Coffee inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Coffee index is up 12.9% 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 Coffee 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.